2024 Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama

Surgical Technology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for surgical technology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 associate degrees in surgical technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Surgical Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of surgical technology for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality surgical technology/technologist program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to surgical technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of surgical technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized surgical technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for surgical technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Alabama list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Surgical Technology in Alabama

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in surgical technology.

Top Alabama Schools for an Associate in Surgical Technology/Technologist

1

Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, AL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Southern Union State Community College is a wonderful choice for students interested in an associate degree in surgical technology. Located in the remote area of Wadley, Southern Union State Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in surgical technology from Southern Union State Community College

2

Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Coastal Alabama Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in surgical technology. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the distant town of Bay Minette.More information about a associate in surgical technology from Coastal Alabama Community College

3

John C Calhoun State Community College
Tanner, AL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

John C Calhoun State Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in surgical technology. Located in the rural area of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in surgical technology from John C Calhoun State Community College

Best Surgical Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Surgical Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	100
Florida	232	230
North Carolina	231	89
Georgia	217	128
West Virginia	180	38
Tennessee	170	130
Arkansas	161	91
Virginia	158	61
Kentucky	129	116
Louisiana	124	66
South Carolina	105	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Surgical Technology/Technologist

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Surgical Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Surgical Technology/Technologist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	145
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	98
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	88
Respiratory Care Therapy	77

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.