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Surgical Technology, Associate of Applied Science

The Surgical Technology associate degree program provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in a surgical environment and function as a vital member of the operating room team. The goal of the Surgical Technologist associate degree program is to prepare entry-level Surgical Technologists who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. The learning environment consists of the 午夜影院 Main campus classroom and laboratory along with local hospitals, day surgery centers, and physicians鈥� offices.

You will be administered the Surgical Technologist National Certifying Examination just prior to graduation. Surgical Technologists who take and pass this examination are certified and authorized to use the initials CST to designate their status from the Certified Surgical Technologist program.听Earning your CST initials will open the door to career opportunities in hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, and private surgery centers. 听

Sterile Processing Technician, Certificate of Achievement

Sterile Processing Technician certificate provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in a hospital's 午夜影院 Supply or Sterile Processing Department. You will develop the skills necessary to properly disinfect, prepare, process, store, and issue both sterile and non-sterile supplies and equipment for patient care. Also, you will learn to operate sterilizing units and monitor the effectiveness of the sterilization process. The learning environment consists of the campus classroom and laboratory.

As a graduate, you will receive a certificate and may be eligible to apply to take the National Institute for Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel Examination (CBSPD). Employment opportunities include surgery centers, dialysis facilities, and central processing units in hospitals.