Surgical Technology at South Plains 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 South Plains College stacks up to those at other schools.

South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and approximately 8,880 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.

South Plains College Surgical Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Surgical Technology/Technologist (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

South Plains College Surgical Technology Rankings

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at South Plains College

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

South Plains College Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

78% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at South Plains College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

South Plains College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	7
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 TX, the home state for South Plains College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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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