If you plan on majoring in surgical technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #169 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Surgical Technology Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 96 degrees in surgical technology to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Surgical Technology Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the surgical technology/technologist degree levels they offer.
Top Alabama Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
Southern Union State Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in surgical technology. Southern Union State Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Wadley. This college ranks 29th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 9 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Southern Union State Community College in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat John C Calhoun State Community College if you want to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Located in the city of Tanner, Calhoun Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #843 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Calhoun Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 28 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Calhoun Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat Coastal Alabama Community College if you want to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Located in the town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 19th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 20 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Alabama Community College 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. We derive our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
