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Surgical Technology at Gulf Coast State College

Surgical Technology at Gulf Coast State College

If you plan to study surgical technology/technologist, take a look at what Gulf Coast State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GCSC is located in Panama City, Florida and has a total student population of 4,410. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

GCSC Surgical Technology Degrees Available

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

GCSC Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at GCSC

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

GCSC Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

81% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at GCSC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at GCSC are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 FL, the home state for Gulf Coast State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors 9,250 $80,990
Surgical Technologists 7,340 $44,030

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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