by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Surgical Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 7,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,843 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,119 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 112 colleges that offer a degree in surgical technology/technologist. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students 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 “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern College-West Palm Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region 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.
Full Southeastern College-West Palm Beach Surgical Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 38 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Full Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Surgical Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a public institution located in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 112 schools in the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, John C Calhoun State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. John C Calhoun State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Tanner, Alabama. It awarded 27 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jefferson Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Jefferson Community and Technical College
Concorde Career Institute - Tampa did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a small private for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 24 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Concorde Career Institute - Tampa
ECPI University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. ECPI University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 23 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Concorde Career Institute - Orlando landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Concorde Career Institute - Orlando
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
City College - Altamonte Springs landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. City College - Altamonte Springs is a private not-for-profit institution located in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Surgical Technology at City College - Altamonte Springs
Nashville State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 20 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Chattahoochee Technical College Surgical Technology Report
Madisonville Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Madisonville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Madisonville Community College
With a ranking of #15, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Holmes Community College
Miller-Motte College Chattanooga did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Central Piedmont Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Central Piedmont Community College
Miller-Motte College Charleston came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Miller-Motte College Charleston
West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 16 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Surgical Technology Report
McCann School of Business & Technology came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at McCann School of Business & Technology
Gulf Coast State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Panama City, Florida, and it awarded 16 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Gulf Coast State College
Walters State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Morristown, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Walters State Community College Surgical Technology Report
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Concorde Career Institute - Miramar did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Concorde Career Institute - Miramar is a small private for-profit school situated in Miramar, Florida. It awarded 15 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Concorde Career Institute - Miramar
Fortis Institute - Nashville came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Fortis Institute - Nashville is a small private for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 15 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Fortis Institute - Nashville
Pearl River Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Pearl River Community College is a small public school situated in Poplarville, Mississippi. It awarded 15 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pearl River Community College Surgical Technology Report
Baton Rouge Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Baton Rouge Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 15 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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