Support doctors and other medical professionals as an operating room technician.
What is Surgical Technology?
Surgical technologists are healthcare professionals who play a key role in supporting surgeons and ensuring patient safety during surgeries. They work in various settings, such as medical offices, outpatient clinics, and operating rooms. Their main responsibilities include maintaining a safe operating environment, ensuring that surgical equipment works properly, and assisting the surgeon during invasive procedures. Surgical technologists are trained in sterile techniques and use their knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and medical tools to help with therapeutic and diagnostic surgeries.
This program combines classroom learning in basic sciences, patient care, aseptic techniques, and surgical procedures with hands-on clinical experience. Students must complete a CPR certification for healthcare professionals before starting clinical training in mid-October and must keep it current throughout the program. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the national certification exam administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
Getting Started
What are my degree, diploma, and certificate options?
If you would like a PDF copy of a program plan, please email the program coordinator.
How Do I Pay For This?
Worry no more. With the lowest tuition in Kentucky, financial aid options, and a helping hand to guide you through the application process, SCC has you covered. SCC will help you reach your goals at a price that won't break the bank.
How Do I Apply?
A pre-admissions conference is required prior to applicant’s consideration by the Surgical Technology Admissions Committee. You can now participate in the pre-admission conference online.
After viewing the online pre-admission conference, a student may then complete the online program application.
If a student applied to the program or attended a pre-admission conference in the past, the student must still view the online pre-admission conference each semester and submit a new application and other necessary information to be considered for acceptance.
*Please read the pre-admission conference before applying.
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Accreditation
The Surgical Technology program at Somerset Community College is accredited through:
- Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology & Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA), www.arcstsa.org
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), www.caahep.org
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), www.sacscoc.org
- Professional Organization, Association of Surgical Technologists, www.ast.org
| Rate year | Number of Examinees | Number of Examinees Passing on 1st Attempt | 1st Attempt Pass Rate | Number of Examinees Passing on 2nd Attempt | 2nd Attempt Pass Rate | Ultimate Percent Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 75% | 75% | ||
| 2023 | 13 | 8 | 62% | 3 | 85% | 85% |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 85% | 85% | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | 75% | 75% |
Length of Program
You can earn an associate in applied science degree in two years if you maintain full-time status.
This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog. You should always choose classes in collaboration with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.
