Surgical Technology at Texas State Technical College

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

TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 10,654 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.

TSTC Surgical Technology Degrees Available

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

TSTC Surgical Technology Rankings

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at TSTC

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

TSTC Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

75% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at TSTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

TSTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

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 Texas State Technical 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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