by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a degree in surgical technology/technologist. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in surgical technology/technologist.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 43 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region 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.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Surgical Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. WSU Tech is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Full Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Surgical Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 29 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Southeast Technical College
Saint Paul College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Saint Paul College
Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. St. Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Northland Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Northland Community and Technical College is a small school located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota that handed out 20 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Community and Technical College Surgical Technology Report
Saint Louis Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 18 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Saint Louis Community College
Midwest Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Fenton, Missouri, this small private for-profit school handed out 17 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 85%. 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.
Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Rochester Community and Technical College
Kirkwood Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Kirkwood Community College
Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Neosho County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Neosho County Community College is located in Chanute, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Neosho County Community College
With a ranking of #15, Western Dakota Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Western Dakota Tech is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Western Dakota Tech
Anoka Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Anoka, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Anoka Technical College
Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Western Iowa Tech Community College
Iowa Western Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Council Bluffs, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Western Community College Surgical Technology Report
With a ranking of #20, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Rasmussen University - North Dakota
With a ranking of #20, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Hutchinson, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Hutchinson Community College Surgical Technology Report
With a ranking of #22, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Ozarks Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #23, Seward County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Seward County Community College is a small public school situated in Liberal, Kansas. It awarded 5 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Seward County Community College
Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Iowa Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Estherville, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Lakes Community College Surgical Technology Report
Western Nebraska Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Bismarck State College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Washburn University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
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