Surgical Technology at Iowa Western Community College

Every surgical technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the surgical technology/technologist program at Iowa Western Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa and has a total student population of 5,791.

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.

Iowa Western Community College Surgical Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

Iowa Western Community College Surgical Technology Rankings

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Iowa Western Community College

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

Iowa Western Community College Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

70% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at Iowa Western Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at Iowa Western Community College are white. Around 60% 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 Iowa Western Community College with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IA, the home state for Iowa Western Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Surgical Technologists	770	$41,080

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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