Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at City College – Altamonte Springs prepares students for careers as part of a surgical team in hospitals and surgical centers. The program focuses on maintaining, monitoring, and enforcing the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Program courses includes: instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of homeostasis, and patient and team scrubbing. Get more details below including other Florida colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

The Surgical Technologist program at City College – Altamonte Springs is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools since 2014.

City College – Altamonte Springs

177 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs, FL

City College - Altamonte Springs operates as a two year career school, which offers a rewarding education for its students located in and around Altamonte Springs. In the previous year, over 100 students graduated with a graduation rate of more than 38%. City College Altamonte Springs campus offers several programs to choose from. Below is a list of the more popular programs offered are:

• Medical Assistant
• Securities Services Administration and Management
• Medical Insurance Coding
• Business Administration

To help students and recent graduates, City College - Altamonte Springs may offer some services to students including:

• Distance learning
• Remedial instructional courses
• Career path counseling
• Assisting students to find work

The last reported accreditation for this school was done by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. Please visit citycollegeorlando.edu for more information on programs offered and consumer disclosures.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. City College – Altamonte Springs offers an associate's degree program in surgical technologist.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Surgical Technologists

Description

Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, surgical technologists employment is expected to grow at a rate of 14.8% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Total Employment: 670
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.31
  • Average Annual Salary: $40170

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).