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Surgical Technology at Columbia Basin College

Every surgical technology/technologist school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the surgical technology/technologist program at Columbia Basin College stacks up to those at other schools.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 17 students received their associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Surgical Technology section at the bottom of this page.

CBC Surgical Technology Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Surgical Technology/Technologist (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

CBC Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at CBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at Columbia Basin College.

CBC Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

82% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at CBC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

CBC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Basin College with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Surgical Technology/Technologist Grads May Go Into

A degree in surgical technology/technologist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Surgical Technologists	1,920	$58,320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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