Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Malcolm X College – City Colleges of Chicago 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 Illinois colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

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Malcolm X College – City Colleges of Chicago

6301 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL

Malcolm X College (MXC) is the first of the seven City Colleges of Chicago. Founded in 1911 as Crane Junior College, it was renamed in 1968 at the behest of the local community. Today, it is one of the premier institutions in the city providing comprehensive technical and academic education through a variety of associate degree courses and certificate programs.

Through the work of Beacon College for Health Science Education, MXC is a leader in community health and offers one of the most robust portfolios of healthcare-related degrees and certifications. At the junior college level, MXC offers basketball and cross-country, as well as intramural opportunities for weightlifting and basketball. An on-campus library provides literary nourishment to the students, while extracurricular activities organized by the several student clubs afford opportunities to interact with each other as well as the community that the college serves.

Including the strong healthcare portfolio of course, MXC also provides educational opportunities in more than 200 disciplines of study such as Biological Sciences, Child Development, Facilities Management, Information Technology and Mortuary Science, among others.

Tuition begins at $5,207 per year, which makes MXC an affordable education hub for the workforce and student community in Chicago’s West Side. In addition to mainstream degree and certificate courses, MXC also offers an adult education program to those who wish to pursue their education after a break. Credit students enrolling in two-year associate degree programs benefit from City Colleges of Chicago’s transfer agreements with some of the top universities and colleges in the United States.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Malcolm X College – City Colleges of Chicago has offered the following academic levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

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

• Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 1
  • Average Hourly Rate: $22.76
  • Average Annual Salary: $47340
• Gary, IN Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 320
  • Average Hourly Rate: $20.47
  • Average Annual Salary: $42580
• Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 210
  • Average Hourly Rate: $22.52
  • Average Annual Salary: $46840

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