by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Surgical Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 7,412 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,586 surgical technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major” ranking analyzed 346 colleges that offered a degree in surgical technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in surgical technology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Advanced College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 346 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, City College - Altamonte Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. City College - Altamonte Springs is a private for-profit institution located in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mandl School - The College of Allied Health. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Mandl School is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 53 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley College of Medical Careers. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Located in West Hills, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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Stautzenberger College - Brecksville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking, coming in at #6. Brecksville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Midwest Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Located in Fenton, Missouri, this small private for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. 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.
McCann School of Business & Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 19 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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Southeastern College-West Palm Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southeastern College-West Palm Beach Surgical Technology Report
Eastwick College - Ramsey ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Eastwick College - Ramsey is a small private for-profit school situated in Ramsey, New Jersey. It awarded 41 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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McCann School of Business & Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full McCann School of Business & Technology Surgical Technology Report
Miller-Motte College Chattanooga came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Herzing University - Kenner did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Located in Metairie, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
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Concorde Career Institute - Orlando came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major 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 29 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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City College - Miami landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 3 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Concorde Career Institute - Tampa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking, coming in at #16. Concorde Career Institute - Tampa is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concorde Career Institute - Tampa Surgical Technology Report
Southern Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Fort Myers, 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 101 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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Fortis Institute - Nashville landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking. Fortis Institute - Nashville is a small private for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 8 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
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Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit institution located in Grand Prairie, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Concorde Career College - Portland landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking. Concorde Career College - Portland is a private for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking, coming in at #21. Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Surgical Technology Report
Sentara College of Health Sciences ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Sentara College of Health Sciences is located in Chesapeake, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #23, Concorde Career College - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Milwaukee Career College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major list. Milwaukee Career College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Pima Medical Institute - Denver landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major ranking. Pima Medical Institute - Denver is a small private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 33 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | St Cloud Technical and Community College | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 52 | Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences | New York, NY |
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