2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Surgical Technology in Mississippi

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Mississippi, there were 137 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 100 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in surgical technology/technologist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their surgical technology/technologist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi

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

Top 8 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Surgical Technology in Mississippi

1

East Central Community College
Decatur, Mississippi

#25 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi. East Central Community College is located in Decatur, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

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2

East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi

#11 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

#9 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi list. This small school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 19 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi

#21 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Pearl River Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Pearl River Community College is a small school located in Poplarville, Mississippi that handed out 15 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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5

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

#12 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Itawamba Community College is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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6

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

#13 overall quality in Mississippi

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Surgical Technology Report

7

Hinds Community College
Raymond, Mississippi

#18 overall quality in Mississippi

Hinds Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #7. Hinds Community College is a public institution located in Raymond, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Hinds Community College Surgical Technology Report

8

Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, Mississippi

#23 overall quality in Mississippi

Northwest Mississippi Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in Mississippi list. This medium-sized school is located in Senatobia, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NWCC Surgical Technology Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.