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Surgical Technology

Why Choose the Surgical Technology Program?


Surgery is a delicate process that requires a whole team to function properly. The role of the surgical technologist is to help the procedure go as smoothly and efficiently as possible by anticipating each move the surgeon is going to make. They have to have extensive knowledge about countless surgical procedures, instruments required for the procedure, and the steps the surgeon will take in the operating room.

Our Surgical Technology program offers students hands-on training in a combination of classroom, laboratory and clinical settings. The health care field is constantly evolving and maintains a fast pace with a constant need to adapt to patient and surgeon needs and a willingness to learn new things.

Program Info


Our graduates are educated under the guidelines of the Association of Surgical Technologists. 

How Long It Takes

Surgical Technology AAT Degree: 6 quarters

All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.

Program Documents

This link provides access to items like program supply lists and fees, program maps to help you plan your entire time at CPTC, and more.

See all available Program Documents.

Your Questions, Answered!

Clover Park faculty and staff are available to introduce you to the college and all the programs we offer. 

Info Sessions

Information sessions that can introduce you to programs and help you get started at CPTC are offered regularly when classes are in session. To learn more about the types of sessions and see when the next sessions are scheduled, visit cptc.edu/info-sessions.

Contact Faculty Directly

Faculty welcome you to contact them with your questions.

Potential Careers

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 surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

Get Started

  1. Talk with Entry Services in the Welcome Center to APPLY TO CPTC.
  2. Understand program costs, Tuition, and Fees
  3. Find Ways to Pay for CPTC.
  4. Search for and enroll in classes in ctcLink by visiting www.cptc.edu/MyCC.

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