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Surgical Technology at Kirkwood Community College

If you are interested in studying surgical technology/technologist, you may want to check out the program at Kirkwood Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 12,277. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 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.

Kirkwood Community College Surgical Technology Degrees Available

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

Kirkwood Community College Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

93% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at Kirkwood Community College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IA, the home state for Kirkwood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Surgical Technologists	770	$41,080

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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