Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Lord Fairfax Community 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 Virginia colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

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Lord Fairfax Community College

201 High St, Farmville, VA

Lord Fairfax Community College, located in Middletown Virginia, was founded in 1970 and a comprehensive, multi-campus higher education institution. The school's two campuses are located in Fauquier and Middletown, and the school also operated the Luray-Page County Center.

LFCC  serves eight localities, providing them with services, workforce development and local higher education resources. The school has an annual enrollment of over 10,000, with over 7,500 of them being credit students. Lord Fairfax Community College is one of 23 colleges that comprise the Virginia Community College System.

Academics

Lord Fairfax Community College offers a wide variety of programs that provide career training or academic transfer opportunities for students. Career training programs provide education in a chosen field, and upon completion allows for entry into the workforce as a qualified professional.

Undergraduate students will be provided a mixture of classroom and practical courses, learning techniques and methods necessary for success within the workplace. A program will take between one and two years to complete and results in a certificate or degree demonstrating competency in one's field and assisting in obtaining employment at the entry level.

Academic transfer is accomplished through the completion of the first two years of a four year education followed by applying to one's desired school or schools to transfer the earned credits. Once admitted, the student will complete the final two years study, eventually earning one's bachelor's degree.

Students transferring to public Virginia institution will have an easier time through agreements in place that guarantee admission if certain academic requirements are met. Private and out of state schools will have varying requirements that should be researched if one wishes to transfer to such an institution.

Programs offered include:

• Business Administration
• General Studies
• Nursing Assistant
• Early Childhood Education
• Accounting

Admissions and Financial Aid

Lord Fairfax Community College is an open enrollment institution that admits any individuals that provides a completed application and pays all accrued fees by the start of the semester. Enrollment requirements also include being 18 years of age or having earned a high school diploma or equivalent.

Prospective students should also supply all pertinent transcripts and test scores which may be used in lieu of a placement exam. Students are also encouraged to meet with a counselor to discuss career goals and assist in program choice and curriculum as well as participate in new student orientation to familiarize themselves with the campus.

Financial aid is available in the form of loans, grants, and scholarships. Students in need of financial assistance must submit a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the information from which will be used by the school to determine the need, program eligibility and awards for the student.

Aid must be reapplied for prior to each academic year. Students may be selected at random to provide additional information to verify the accuracy of their FAFSA as part of new regulations governing the disbursement of financial aid.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Lord Fairfax Community College offers a less than two-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).