Surgical Technology

Surgical Technology is a program taught at Tyler Junior College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Surgical Technology AAS at Tyler Junior College prepares entry-level Surgical Technologists. You study how to prepare the operating room, assemble and pass instrumentation, perform proper surgical counts, and assist the surgeon and surgical team across surgical specialties. The program aims to build competence in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains for work in surgical care.

Training takes place in the Robert M. Rogers Nursing & Health Sciences Center, where surgical technology labs are designed to replicate a real operating room environment. You learn from experienced faculty and build technical knowledge and hands-on skills to work as part of a surgical team in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty surgical facilities. Graduation requires taking the NBSTSA certification exam before or immediately after graduation to earn the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential.

The minimum requirements for admission in Surgical Technology at Tyler Junior College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Tyler Junior College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Tyler Junior College as pre-requiste for admission in Surgical Technology.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Admission to the Surgical Technology program is selective and enrollment is limited. Applicants are selected using a point-based admissions process. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance. To apply: Review the Application Packet for complete admission requirements; Apply to TJC; Complete the Selective Admissions Application; Participate in the required interview and admissions process.

Please check detail of study units at https://tjc.edu/programs/surgical-technology/

• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential
• Surgical technologist
• Hospitals
• Ambulatory surgery centers
• Specialty surgical facilities

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.