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Surgical Technology at Valley College of Medical Careers

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

Valley College of Medical Careers is located in West Hills, California and has a total student population of 129. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

Valley College of Medical Careers Surgical Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

Valley College of Medical Careers Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Valley College of Medical Careers

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

Valley College of Medical Careers Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

63% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at Valley College of Medical Careers may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

Valley College of Medical Careers does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 CA, the home state for Valley College of Medical Careers.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Surgical Technologists	9,640	$60,940

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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