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Surgical Technology at Pearl River Community College

What traits are you looking for in a surgical technology/technologist school? To help you decide if Pearl River Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's surgical technology/technologist program.

Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and approximately 5,065 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 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.

Pearl River Community College Surgical Technology Degrees Available

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

Pearl River Community College Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Pearl River Community College

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

Pearl River Community College Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

73% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at Pearl River Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at Pearl River Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Pearl River Community College with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
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 MS, the home state for Pearl River Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Surgical Technologists	1,350	$39,700

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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