Key part of the operating team, assisting surgeons andÌýpreparing patients, equipment and the room.
Surgical technologists are members of the surgical team during medical operations. They help prepare the operating room, check and/or assemble equipment, assist the surgeon during the operation, transfer patients to their rooms and clean the operating room. At ÂÌñÉç, surgical technology students get hands-on experience in an operating room lab. They are prepared with the skills needed to directly enter the workforce. Career options include certified surgical technologists in hospital operating rooms, delivery rooms, ambulatory care centers, physician offices and central sterilizing departments.
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Degrees & Certs
Learn more about the required courses for the surgical technology program:
Job Outlook
Cost
For the 2023-2024 academic year (fall 2023, spring 2024 and summer 2024), surgical technology (SGT) classes have a tuition rate of $274 per credit hour for in-district residents. All other classes in the program have a standard in-district rate of $137 per credit hour. Get more information on tuition and fees.
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Paying for college
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Free training opportunity
The Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce (PATH) program provides free training and supports for occupations within the health care field.ÌýLearn more about PATH, including support services, programs and eligibility.
Start/Info Session
Sixteen students are accepted each fall semester,Ìýwhich will begin August 2022.
If this is a career in which you are deeply interested, be sure to do two things:
- Attend an information sessionÌýand fulfill this requirement for admission. The subjects that will be discussed are surgical technology as a career, admission requirements, program requirements, clinical requirements, general course advising.Ìý
- All in-person information sessions will be held in Montgomery Hall, Room 1113 at 4:00 p.m. on the dates listed below. You must register in advance byÌýemailing the SGT program director. Please provide your name, email address and a contact number in case of cancellation.
- Feb. 5, 2024
- April 8, 2024
- June 10, 2024
- Aug. 26, 2024
- Oct. 7, 2024
- Dec. 2, 2024
- Make an appointment with the health professions student success coachÌýby callingÌý217-786-2224. ÂÌñÉç Student Success is located in Menard Hall on the main campus.
To help ensure that students are successful, our program uses specific admission requirements to enter the applicant pool. Please note that applicants must complete specific admission requirements in addition to the ÂÌñÉç general enrollment steps. To prepare for applying to the program, please follow theÌýSGT application steps.