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Surgical Technology at Columbia Basin College

Surgical Technology at Columbia Basin College

If you plan to study surgical technology, take a look at what Columbia Basin College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745.

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.

CBC Surgical Technology Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Surgical Technology/Technologist (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

CBC Surgical Technology Rankings

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at CBC are white. Around 78% 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 Columbia Basin College with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
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 WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090
Surgical Technologists 1,920 $58,320

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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