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Surgical Technology at College of Western Idaho

Surgical Technology at College of Western Idaho

What traits are you looking for in a surgical technology/technologist school? To help you decide if College of Western Idaho is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's surgical technology/technologist program.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 10,200 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Surgical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

CWI Surgical Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

CWI Surgical Technology Rankings

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at CWI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at College of Western Idaho.

CWI Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

80% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at CWI may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at CWI are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Western Idaho with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Surgical Technology/Technologist Grads May Go Into

A degree in surgical technology/technologist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
Surgical Technologists 750 $51,330
Health Specialties Professors 300 $101,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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