Surgical Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #169 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Surgical Technology Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 degrees in surgical technology annually.
The surgical technology/technologist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Surgical Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of surgical technology/technologist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Idaho Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
Any student who is interested in surgical technology needs to look into North Idaho College. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #862 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NIC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 6 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at NIC in the most recent year we have data available.
College of Western Idaho is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in surgical technology. CWI is a fairly large public college located in the rural area of Nampa. This college ranks 8th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 27 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at CWI in the most recent data year.
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College of Eastern Idaho is a great option for students pursuing a degree in surgical technology. Located in the city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 12 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at CEI in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The surgical technology/technologist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Surgical Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
