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

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452 Degrees Awarded
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 574 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 452 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer 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 Plains States Region

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

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

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Midwest Institute
Fenton, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwest Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fenton, Missouri, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Surgical Technology at Midwest Institute

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 37 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Community College Area is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Dakota Technical Institute
Rapid City, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Dakota Technical Institute Surgical Technology Report

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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Northland Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 7 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Nebraska Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Western Nebraska Community College is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 27 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 17 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Neosho County Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Chanute, Kansas, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.

Full Neosho County Community College Surgical Technology Report

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With a ranking of #13, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Lakes Community College is located in Estherville, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Surgical Technology at Iowa Lakes Community College

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Anoka Technical College
Anoka, Minnesota

With a ranking of #14, Anoka Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Anoka Technical College is a small school located in Anoka, Minnesota that handed out 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Anoka Technical College Surgical Technology Report

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Seward County Community 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 Plains States Region ranking. Seward County Community College is a public institution located in Liberal, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Seward County Community College Surgical Technology Report

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this small private for-profit school awarded 22 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%.

Read full report on Surgical Technology at Rasmussen University - Minnesota

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Eastern Iowa Community College District came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 13 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern Iowa Community College District Surgical Technology Report

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Concorde Career Colleges
Kansas City, Missouri

Concorde Career Colleges did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Concorde Career Colleges is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 3 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 29 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

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Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa

Iowa Western Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Full Iowa Western Community College Surgical Technology Report

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 18 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Surgical Technology at Saint Louis Community College

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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 10 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Surgical Technology Report

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

With a ranking of #25, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

Full Kirkwood Community College Surgical Technology Report

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