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

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

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 the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 7,583 people earned their degree in surgical technology/technologist, making the major the 169th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,081 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 593 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.

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

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Prairie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - San Antonio landed the #2 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 30 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baptist Health System School of Health Professions landed the #3 spot on the list. Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #4 spot on the list. Carlsbad, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. PMI Phoenix is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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The College of Health Care Professions - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. The College of Health Care Professions - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #8, Concorde Career College - Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Concorde Career College - Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Surgical Technology at Concorde Career College - Dallas

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With a ranking of #9, Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Port Arthur, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

San Juan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

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Vernon College
Vernon, Texas

Vernon College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Vernon, Texas, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

Full Vernon Regional Junior College Surgical Technology Report

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GateWay Community College
Phoenix, Arizona

GateWay Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

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Angelina College
Lufkin, Texas

Angelina College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lufkin, Texas, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

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The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. CHCP - Northwest is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Surgical Technology at CHCP - Northwest

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South Plains College
Levelland, Texas

South Plains College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 18 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #16, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 28 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #17, The College of Health Care Professions - Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Surgical Technology at The College of Health Care Professions - Austin

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Temple College
Temple, Texas

Temple College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

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Mohave Community College
Kingman, Arizona

Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 7 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #20, Trinity Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Athens, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Amarillo College Surgical Technology Report

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Full San Jacinto Community College Surgical Technology Report

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

Full Del Mar College Surgical Technology Report

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Austin Community College District ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 31 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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