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2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$6,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Surgical Technology is the 178th most popular major in the country with 7,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 53 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 50 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in surgical technology/technologist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality surgical technology/technologist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the surgical technology/technologist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Surgical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

Frederick Community College

Frederick, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Frederick Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Frederick, Maryland, and it awarded 13 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Frederick Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Frederick Community College is $3,856 for Maryland Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Frederick Community College Surgical Technology Report

#2

Montgomery College

Rockville, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Montgomery College is a large public school situated in Rockville, Maryland. It awarded 15 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Montgomery College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montgomery College is $8,254 for maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Montgomery College Surgical Technology Report

#3

Baltimore City Community College

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baltimore City Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Baltimore City Community College is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Baltimore City Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baltimore City Community College is $5,356 for maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Baltimore City Community College Surgical Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prince George’s Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. PGCC is a fairly large school located in Largo, Maryland that handed out 5 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k list, PGCC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PGCC is $7,942 for maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full PGCC Surgical Technology Report

#5

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chesapeake College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. Chesapeake College is a small school located in Wye Mills, Maryland that handed out 5 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k list, Chesapeake College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $3,780 for Maryland Associate Degree Surgical Technology/Technologist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Chesapeake College.

Read more about Surgical Technology at Chesapeake College

#5 in overall quality

Anne Arundel Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Surgical Technology/Technologist Schools for an Associate in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arnold, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

AACC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $12,471 for maryland associate degree surgical technology/technologist students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend AACC.

Read full report on Surgical Technology at AACC

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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