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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a degree in surgical technology/technologist. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in surgical technology/technologist.
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The surgical technology/technologist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools 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. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school situated in Grand Prairie, Texas. It awarded 39 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concorde Career College - San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region. Concorde Career College - San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 30 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Concorde Career College - San Antonio Surgical Technology Report
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools 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 located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school situated in Carlsbad, New Mexico. It awarded 9 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookline College - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Tempe is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees 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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With a ranking of #6, Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix is a small private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 34 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The College of Health Care Professions - San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Concorde Career College - Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools 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 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
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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With a ranking of #9, Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small school located in Port Arthur, Texas that handed out 17 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Juan College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Vernon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Vernon, Texas, and it awarded 12 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
GateWay Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 33 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelina College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. AC is a small public school situated in Lufkin, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 18 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The College of Health Care Professions - Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Temple College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Temple College is a small school located in Temple, Texas that handed out 12 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools 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 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. TVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 32 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Jacinto College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Del Mar College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 32 ’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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