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Surgical Technology at Prairie State College

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

Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,716. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

Prairie State College Surgical Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

Prairie State College Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Prairie State College

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

Prairie State College Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

80% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prairie State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

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 IL, the home state for Prairie State College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Surgical Technologists	3,270	$49,730

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*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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