Surgical Technologist Program

A surgical technologist program at Robert Morris University Illinois 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 Illinois colleges that offer surgical technologist program.

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Robert Morris University Illinois

Also known as Robert Morris College

One College Park, Decatur, IL

Robert Morris University Illinois, a nonprofit private institution, offers an assortment of program options, allowing students to choose which major is right for them. Located in Chicago, IL, the school offers an urban setting for students to study in. Enrollment at Robert Morris University Illinois is nearly four thousand per year.

Here is a list of some of the popular programs RMC offers:

• Business And Marketing Studies
• Health And Clinical Professions
• Personal And Culinary Services
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Computer And Information Sciences

To be considered for admissions, students may be required to complete an application, write a personal statement, and submit school records, which are then studied by admissions staff. This school has an admissions rate of 33 percent of which only 87 percent chose to attend. More information from the admissions office can be found here.

The cost of tuition is approximately $24,000, but may change from year to year. Students are encouraged to use the school's price of attendance calculator to better understand their cost of attendance. Housing may be available for those that want to live on-campus for around a cost of $8,900 per year. Financial aid may be offered to students that meet the required requirements.

RMC offers several athletic programs overseen by the NAIA. Available athletic programs offered may include but not limited to:

• Baseball (NAIA Division I)
• Basketball (NAIA Division I)
• Golf (NAIA Division I)

Contact information, tuition information, programs offered, and much more can be viewed on school's website at http://www.robertmorris.edu/.

Students Enrolled in the Surgical Technologist Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Robert Morris University Illinois offers an associate's degree 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).