Surgical Technology at Northwest Mississippi Community College

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

NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and approximately 7,092 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.

NWCC Surgical Technology Degrees Available

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

NWCC Surgical Technology Rankings

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at NWCC

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

NWCC Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

56% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at NWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

NWCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
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 MS, the home state for Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Surgical Technologists	1,350	$39,700

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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