Montgomery College (MC) - Surgical Technology
Surgical Technology
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling; surgical supplies management; wound exposure and closure; surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring; maintenance of hemostasis; and patient and team scrubbing. Get more details and student breakdown below, including other Maryland schools that offer a surgical technology degree. Students at Montgomery College who have completed this program in 2010-2011 have received the following degrees:
- Certificate
- Associate
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Breakdown of Students That Completed the Surgical Technology Program
The table below lists the number of students that have completed the surgical technology program at the Montgomery College for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Overall
| Total | Certificate | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
All Students | 11 | 7 | 4 |
By Gender
| Total | Certificate | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 2 | 2 | - |
Female | 9 | 5 | 4 |
By Race
| Total | Certificate | Associate | |
|---|---|---|---|
American Indian | - | - | - |
Black | 3 | 3 | - |
Asian | 1 | 1 | - |
Hispanic | 2 | 2 | - |
White | 2 | - | 2 |
Unknown | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Career Options For Graduates
Students who have completed this program, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below. The information covers overall job description, estimated salary and wages, along with job projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in our career profile section.
Surgical Technologists
Job Description
Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of surgical technologists in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
- Total Employment: 290
- Average Annual Salary: $58,530
- Average Hourly Rate: $28.14
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 20.5
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 72%
- Total Employment: 1,630
- Average Annual Salary: $43,480
- Average Hourly Rate: $20.90
- Number of Employed Per 1,000 Jobs in The Area: 20.7
- Percentage of the Share of Total Employment Compared to the National Share: 96%
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 93,600
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 111,300
- Percent Job Growth: 18.90%
- Percent of Surgical Technologists That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 0.2%
List of schools that offer a surgical technology degree or program in Maryland
- 4-Year Colleges and Universities
- Community Colleges
4-Year Colleges and Universities
| Sojourner - Douglass College | |
Baltimore, MD
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Community Colleges
| Anne Arundel Community College | |
Arnold, MD
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| Baltimore City Community College | |
Baltimore, MD
| Students That Completed This Program: 10 |
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| Chesapeake College | |
Wye Mills, MD
| Students That Completed This Program: 8 |
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| Frederick Community College | |
Frederick, MD
| Students That Completed This Program: 17 |
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