Contact Information
General Contact
- School Code: 215710
- Phone: (931) 540-2730
- School Homepage
Admissions Office
- Phone: (901) 761-9494
Financial Aid Office
- Phone: (901) 761-9494
ACCEPTANCE RATE
93.38%FINANCIAL AID RATE
89%STUDENT TEACHER RATIO
35:1Average Grants + Scholarship Aid Awarded to Undergraduate Students
Percent of Full-Time Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid
Percent of Students Paying In-State Tuition vs Out-of-State Tuition
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Surgical Technologist Program
A surgical technologist program at Concorde Career College – Memphis 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 Tennessee colleges that offer surgical technologist program.
Concorde Career College – Memphis
Also known as Columbia State
1665 Hampshire Pike, Columbia, TN
Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program
Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Columbia State has offered the following academic levels for students:
- Less Than Two-Year Award
- Associate's Degree
Students by Academic Level (2019)
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Less Than Two-Year Award | 56 |
| Associate's Degree | 0 |
Students by Gender (2019)
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Male | 8 |
| Female | 48 |
Students by Race (2019)
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| American Indian | 3 |
| Asian | 1 |
| Black | 27 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
| White | 18 |
| Unknown | 5 |
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
Students who have completed the Surgical Technologist program at Columbia State, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below: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
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Total Employment: 760
- Average Hourly Rate: $20.24
- Average Annual Salary: $42100
Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Academics & Student Services
Student Services
To help students and alumni, Concorde Career College – Memphis may provide student services like those listed below:- Classes offered on nights and weekends
- Career path counseling
- Work study style employment
- Assistance to find work