Surgical Technology Program
Earn a career as an operating room professional and work alongside surgeons, nurses, and anesthesia providers as you prepare the operating room environment and facilitate surgical procedures in a variety of specialties.
Surgical technologists are responsible for maintaining sterility, counting instruments and supplies, passing instruments, preparing equipment and assisting in surgery.
The Surgical Technology information session is highly recommended. At the session
a counselor or program director will describe the program, prerequisites, the application
process and will answer questions afterwards.
Information sessions are scheduled for one hour and are open to anyone interested
in a CBC Health Sciences program.
To view upcoming information sessions and register, please check our events calendar.
Accreditation
Both CBC and the Surgical Technology program are independently accredited. CBC is
accredited through the premier regional accrediting body, Northwest Commission on
Colleges and Universities.
Columbia Basin College Surgical Technology degree program is nationally accredited
by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
Phone: 727-210-2350
Fax: 727-210-2354
Graduates of the Surgical Technology program are provided a One-Year Operating Room
Aide Certificate and a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree in Surgical Technology.
Graduates of the Associate in Applied Science degree in Surgical Technology are eligible
for national board certification through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
The 2018 NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination pass rate for graduates
of the CBC Surgical Technology program is 100%.
Source: 2019 ARC/STSA Annual Report.