Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Glendale Career College 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 California colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

The Surgical Technologist program at Glendale Career College is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools for more than 15 years.

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Glendale Career College (GCC)

1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA

History

Glendale Career College was founded in 1946 as the Glendale Business College in Glendale, CA. Owned and Operated by the Fuerst family, the college is modeled on the educational principles of set forth by the family over the last 50 years.

Academics

The goal of the school is to provide short term career related education to students and to aid them in job placement. The school offers five programs of study and utilizes modern facilities to ensure a current education is provided to students.

The programs offered are:

• Surgical Technology
• Medical Assistant
• Vocational Nursing
• Medical Office Specialist
• Central Service Instrument Technician

Admissions and Financial Aid

Applying to Glendale Career College requires students to call the school or fill out their information on the website, set up an interview with a school admissions representative, then complete the application and supply all relevant information.

Financial aid is available. Students will meet with school specialists to go over and determine the best course of payment and what financial aid options are best suited for each individual.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. GCC offers a less than four-year award 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

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