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Surgical Technology at Western Dakota Technical Institute

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

Western Dakota Tech is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 1,324 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 12 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.

Western Dakota Tech Surgical Technology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

Western Dakota Tech Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Western Dakota Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Western Dakota Tech Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

100% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at Western Dakota Tech are white. Around 83% 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 Western Dakota Technical Institute with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
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 SD, the home state for Western Dakota Technical Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Surgical Technologists	600	$40,970
Health Specialties Professors	160	$95,150

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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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