Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Rockingham 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 North Carolina colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

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Rockingham Community College (RCC)

5160 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton, NC

If you are looking for a better future and more opportunities and something fun to do, Rockingham Community College (RCC) is the right place. You may be looking to earn a degree to give you a successful career, transfer to a four year college or university, or you are looking for continuing education to look for a new job. Whatever are your goals, RCC can help you achieve those. RCC offers a host of opportunities, from athletic events and student organizations to workshops and lectures that you can attend.

RCC is located in Rockingham County, North Carolina, and is a beautiful campus spread over 250 acres of land. RCC has a variety of programs and depending on your educational goals you can choose the right one for you. It offers three types of credit programs

• Associate in Applied Science Degrees, Diplomas or Certificates. These are programs which will enable you to get the right skills to get started on a career
• College Transfer Degrees to transfer to four-year colleges
• BA Programs to allow you to earn a Bachelor’s Degree at RCC

They also have a Personal Enrichment programs in diverse areas such as Cooking, dancing, crafts, animal care, languages, genealogy and gardening.

To make sure you succeed academically, RCC offers you a variety of support services and these include activities inside and outside classroom. They have support services for admissions, athletics, career counseling and services, RCC clubs and organizations, financial aid for tuition fees etc.

So with a host of opportunities and programs, RCC is a great place to start your educational journey.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. RCC has offered the following program levels for students:

• Less Than Two-Year Award
• 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

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