Why Choose the Surgical Technology Program?
Surgery is a delicate process that requires a whole team to function properly. The role of the surgical technologist is to help the procedure go as smoothly and efficiently as possible by anticipating each move the surgeon is going to make. They have to have extensive knowledge about countless surgical procedures, instruments required for the procedure, and the steps the surgeon will take in the operating room.
Our Surgical Technology program offers students hands-on training in a combination of classroom, laboratory and clinical settings. The health care field is constantly evolving and maintains a fast pace with a constant need to adapt to patient and surgeon needs and a willingness to learn new things.
Our graduates are educated under the guidelines of the Association of Surgical Technologists.
How Long It Takes:
Surgical Technology AAT Degree: 6 quarters
All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.
In 2013-14, our graduating students had a CST Exam pass rate of 100%.
Potential Careers
Surgical Technologist
Surgical Technologist Career & Wage Details
This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careeronestop.org.
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Meet Your Instructors
Kezia Clark
Bldg 21, Rm 211
253-589-5530
kezia.clark@cptc.edu
Jamie Urquidez
Bldg 21, Rm 212
253-589-5554
jamie.urquidez@cptc.edu
Surgical Technology Program Information Sessions usually occur at 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
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Visit the Academic Calendar at cptc.edu/academic-calendar to see when the next information session is scheduled.
STORIES ABOUT THE SURGICAL TECH PROGRAM
Many students pursue a degree in a field that interests them, only to discover after entering the workforce that it’s not the career they want. Mitchell Sweet was one of those students when he arrived at Clover Park Technical College in 1999.
Clover Park Technical College students, instructors, and staff members gathered in the McGavick Conference Center Wednesday morning for an informative Leadership Luncheon with Madigan Army Medical Center surgical technician Michael Weise.
Surgical Technology students had the opportunity to hear from certified professionals and former Clover Park Technical College students at a presentation in the Health Sciences Building on April 17. Surgical technologists Mitchell Sweet and Daniel James are graduates of Clover Park Technical College who work at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen.
