by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Surgical Technology Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 590 degrees in surgical technology to qualified students.
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Your choice of surgical technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for surgical technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The surgical technology/technologist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Surgical Technology Schools in California. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the surgical technology/technologist degrees they offer, see the list below.
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in surgical technology. Located in the small city of Rancho Cordova, is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a degree in surgical technology from San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in surgical technology. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in surgical technology from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
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San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in surgical technology. is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Temecula.More information about a degree in surgical technology from San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Every student pursuing a degree in surgical technology has to check out San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno. is a small private for-profit college located in the city of Fresno.More information about a degree in surgical technology from San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno
Located in the large city of North Hollywood, Concorde Career College - North Hollywood is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 16 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Concorde Career College - North Hollywood in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Concorde Career College - North Hollywood
Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, Concorde Career College - San Bernardino is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 15 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Concorde Career College - San Bernardino in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Concorde Career College - San Bernardino
Located in the large city of San Jose, Western Career College-San Jose is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 46 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Western Career College-San Jose in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Carrington College-San Jose
Contra Costa Medical Career College is a small private for-profit college located in the large suburb of Antioch.More information about a degree in surgical technology from Contra Costa Medical Career College
Concorde Career College - San Diego is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of San Diego.
There were approximately 26 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Concorde Career College - San Diego in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Concorde Career College - San Diego
Located in the city of Chula Vista, PMI Chula Vista is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 13 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at PMI Chula Vista in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in surgical technology from Pima Medical Institute - Chula VistaExplore all the Best Surgical Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 831 | 121 |
| Oregon | 587 | 22 |
| Nevada | 354 | 11 |
One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Surgical Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
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