Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Trinity Valley 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 Texas colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

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Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC)

2200 Hickory, Abilene, TX

Trinity Valley Community College is located in the small Texas town of Athens, and is perfect for students who want to pursue higher education goals, but without the typical big city surroundings.

This vocational institution serves as host to a staggering 7700 strong student body. This is not so surprising, considering its incredibly affordable in-state annual tuition rates of only $900 a year.

However, out of state students will find the costs of tuition quite a bit more costly, priced at nearly $3200 per school year. This is worth noting because of TVCC’s location, which is a bit off the beaten trail and deep in the heart of Texas.  Trinity Valley Community College does offer room and board options for students, which sets the college apart from many other community colleges.

Academic options available to students at TVCC include a diverse range of majors, including applied horticulture, business administration and management, computer and information services, drafting and design technology, auto body and collision technology, legal administrative assistant, and much, much more.

The diverse range of higher education needs, for this rural community college's thousands of enrolled students are handled by an experienced teaching staff of over 400 faculty members.

For those students who desire more stringent physical activity than long and leisurely walks through the country, Trinity Valley offers a suite of team sports for students sports enthusiasts, including football, softball, volleyball, and even a men's basketball team known for regularly making it to, and often winning, nationals.

For more information on TVCC, check out their official website, located here.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Trinity Valley Community College 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

Salary & Wages

• Abilene, TX
  • Total Employment: 50
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.52
  • Average Annual Salary: $40600

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