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If you are interested in being a valuable part of surgery teams, working beside surgeons, nurses, and other medical professionals, you can train for an exciting career as a Surgery Technologist. With BTC's high quality education and hands-on training, you'll gain the valuable skills needed now by hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, and dental surgery offices.
Prior to registering for the program core courses students complete all prerequisite courses at BTC or complete the transcript evaluation process for courses taken at another institution. ALL COURSES MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 5 QUARTER CREDITS OR 3 SEMESTER CREDITS. Completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.7 (B-) or higher in each course: Introduction to Surgery Technology (SURG 100). Human A&P 1 (BIOL& 241)
Human A&P 2 (BIOL& 242). Microbiology (BIOL& 260). Introduction to Chemistry (CHEM& 121 or CHEM& 161)
English Composition 1 (ENGL& 101). Math in Society (MATH& 107) or any MATH course from the AAS-T alternative course list will be accepted. Completion of the following courses with a minimum grade of 2.0 (C) or higher in each course: General Biology with Lab (BIOL& 160), Interpersonal Communications (CMST& 210) or General Psychology (PSYC& 100), Fundamentals of Medical Terminology (HT 100). Nursing and Allied Health students must obtain a criminal background check through Complio/American DataBank. Students who test positive for THC (marijuana, including prescription marijuana) will not be allowed entrance to Nursing and Allied Health programs with clinical components.
Is this program approved to train veterans?
Yes
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
N/A
Certification/license test preparation provided
Surgery Technology National Exam
Employment performance results
Program type
Surgical Technology/Technologist
Completion rate
49%
Employment rate
90%
Typical (median) hourly earnings
$32
Typical (median) annual earnings
$56,000
Top industries for graduates
Program type
Surgical Technology/Technologist
Healthcare and Social Services
70%
Administrative Support
15%
Other Industries
15%
Careers for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Statewide earnings and employment trends for related jobs
Average number of students who completed each year
10
Gender
Male
17%
Female
83%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
0%
Black or African American
0%
Hispanic
14%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
74%
Multi-racial
12%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
7%
20 to 29
52%
30 to 39
34%
40 to 49
5%
50 and over
2%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
8%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
23%
Some college experience, but no degree
31%
Certificate or AA
38%
BA or higher
0%
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