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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Surgical Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 7,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,150 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 755 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 58 colleges that offered a degree in surgical technology/technologist. That schools that top this list have a program in surgical technology/technologist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Surgical Technology in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stautzenberger College - Brecksville landed the #1 spot on the list. Stautzenberger College - Brecksville is a private for-profit institution located in Brecksville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Stautzenberger College - Brecksville Surgical Technology Report

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Milwaukee Career College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Career College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee Career College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 9 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a public institution located in Batavia, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UC Clermont College Surgical Technology Report

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Kirtland Community College
Roscommon, Michigan

Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirtland Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Roscommon, Michigan, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stautzenberger College - Maumee. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region. Stautzenberger College - Maumee is located in Maumee, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Full Stautzenberger College - Maumee Surgical Technology Report

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Wayne County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

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Central Ohio Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. COTC is a small school located in Newark, Ohio that handed out 16 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 9 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Surgical Technology Report

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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 23 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Surgical Technology at Rasmussen University - Illinois

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Fortis College - Columbus
Westerville, Ohio

With a ranking of #10, Fortis College - Columbus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 8 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Fortis College - Columbus Surgical Technology Report

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With a ranking of #11, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Surgical Technology Report

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Baker College
Owosso, Michigan

Baker College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Baker College is a small school located in Owosso, Michigan that handed out 29 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Elgin Community College
Elgin, Illinois

Elgin Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Elgin, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

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John Wood Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. John Wood Community College is a small public school situated in Quincy, Illinois. It awarded 8 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois

With a ranking of #15, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. ICC is a medium-sized public school situated in East Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 17 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lansing Community College
Lansing, Michigan

With a ranking of #16, Lansing Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

Full Lansing Community College Surgical Technology Report

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Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, Wisconsin

Blackhawk Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Blackhawk Technical College is located in Janesville, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Surgical Technology at BTC

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Black Hawk College
Moline, Illinois

Black Hawk College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. BHC is a public institution located in Moline, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Surgical Technology at Black Hawk College

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Delta College
University Center, Michigan

Delta College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

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Triton College
River Grove, Illinois

Triton College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Surgical Technology Report

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Macomb Community College
Warren, Michigan

Macomb Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Macomb Community College is located in Warren, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Full Macomb Community College Surgical Technology Report

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 11 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lorain County Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Elyria, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Full Lorain County Community College Surgical Technology Report

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Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois

Parkland College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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