Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Tulsa 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 Oklahoma colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

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Tulsa Community College (SWOSU)

100 Campus Dr, Weatherford, OK

Tulsa Community College (TCC) is a multi-campus, two-year college located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has four primary campuses, several community education centers and offers online courses, to serve the large student population in northeastern Oklahoma. TCC offers small class sizes for individualized attention, and more than 200 associate degree and professional certificate programs.

TCC has an outstanding faculty, including members who have received awards from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, among others. TCC is ranked among the top 35 community colleges in the nation.

Depending on which of TCC's four campuses or many community centers you choose, you will find a range of programs including distance learning, digital and graphic design, fine arts, energy innovation and alternative energy, health sciences, biotechnology, nursing, veterinary technology, radiology, anesthesiology, dentistry assistance, surgical assistance, and more.

The highest rankings received by TCC have been for its health sciences programs. It has also received awards for its continuing education programs, including awards for "Best of Tulsa" and "Family Favorite."

Students hoping to transfer to four-year institutions to complete a bachelor's degree will benefit from the many transfer agreements TCC has with four-year universities, including: Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Northeastern State University, Oklahoma State University (OSU), and The University of Oklahoma, among others.

Special academic programs and initiatives include "Launch," "EXCELerate," "Tulsa Achieves," "Global Education," and "S.P.I.C.E. - Special Pre-service and In-service Courses for Educators."

History

Tulsa Community College was founded in 1970 in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has grown and developed since then, always changing to meet the needs of its expanding student body. It is now one of the top higher education institutions in Oklahoma.

Academics

The academic calendar for Tulsa Community College follows the semester format with fall, spring and summer semesters. There is also a 4-week Intersession that runs from early May to early June.

Colleges and Schools

The academic units at Tulsa Community College are organized into divisions and departments, rather than into colleges and schools.

Student Life

Students at the campuses of Tulsa Community College enjoy a wide range of services from academic advising to career services, labs and tutoring, and opportunities for student activities and health and fitness at all four primary campus locations. Other student services include:

• Parking
• Disability Support
• Learning Resources Center
• Veterans and Military Services
• Testing Services

There are several student organizations available for participation, and student activities include a Hispanic Luncheon, Global Festival, the Red Fork Native American Film Festival, and many more.

Traditions

The traditional school colors for Tulsa Community College are blue and white.

Athletics

While Tulsa Community College offers a variety of intramural sports, it does not formally compete in intercollegiate sports. Intramural sports, which include basketball, soccer, volleyball, and racquetball, offer students opportunities to join leagues and tournaments.

Campuses and CommuityEducation Centers

Tulsa Community College is comprised of four campuses, and an Education Outreach Center in Oklahoma:

• Metro Campus
• Northeast Campus
• Southeast Campus
• West Campus

Courses are also taught at several community sites around suburban Tulsa, located in:

• Bixby
• Catoosa
• Cleveland
• Drumright
• Glenpool
• Owasso
• Four separate Cherokee Nation Enterprises sites

Community Life

Tulsa Community College was created to support, train and educate Tulsa and the surrounding communities, and is committed to the continuing this mission.

TCC is committed to offering innovative, flexible, and affordable public higher education in response to the demand for a dynamic global environment.

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).