by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate” ranking.
Surgical Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 7,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,193 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 346 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in surgical technology/technologist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular surgical technology/technologist programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 112 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 346 schools in the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Mandl School - The College of Allied Health landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 55 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern College-West Palm Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. Southeastern College-West Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in West Palm Beach, Florida. It awarded 42 associates’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 Eastwick College - Ramsey. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a small private for-profit school situated in Ramsey, New Jersey. It awarded 42 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
American Career College - Anaheim landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking. American Career College - Anaheim is located in Anaheim, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is located in Grand Prairie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Full Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Surgical Technology Report
Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and it awarded 38 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Southern Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
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Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Pima Medical Institute - Phoenix did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. PMI Phoenix is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 34 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, American Career College - Ontario did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. American Career College - Ontario is located in Ontario, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Elgin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #17, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 31 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pima Medical Institute - Denver ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, American Career College - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. American Career College - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Concorde Career College - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 30 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Southeast Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 29 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baker College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Owosso, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Full Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Surgical Technology Report
New England Institute of Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 28 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State Technical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 28 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Lansing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Lansing Community College is located in Lansing, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Not only did these schools make the top 51 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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