Support doctors and other medical professionals as an operating room technologists.
What is Surgical Technology?
Surgical technologists, also called operating room scrub nurses, assist in surgical operations. They work as members of a healthcare team alongside physicians and surgeons, registered nurses, and other healthcare workers. Surgical technologists prepare operating rooms, instrumentation, medications, and equipment to help doctors before, during, and after surgeries.
Getting Started
What are my degree, diploma, and certificate options?
How Do I Pay For This?
Worry no more. With the lowest tuition in Kentucky, financial aid options, and a helping hand to guide you through the application process, SKYCTC has you covered. SKYCTC will help you reach your goals at a price that won't break the bank.
Admission Requirements
To apply, you need to have at least a 2.0 GPA (though a 2.5 or higher is better), and you must have passed all your general education classes with a C or better.
- BIO 137 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Laboratory
- BIO 139 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Laboratory
- BIO 225 - Medical Microbiology with Laboratory OR
BIO 118 - Microbes and Society - ENG 101 - Writing I
- MAT 110 - Applied Mathematics (or higher)
- AHS 115 - Medical Terminology
- FYE 110 - First Year Experience and Applications OR
CIT 105 - Introduction to Computers - Social/Behavioral Science (ex. PSY 110)
- Heritage/Humanities (ex. HIS 101)
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Accreditation
The Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Surgical Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Ed. Programs (CAAHEP)
Certification Pass Rates
ARC/STSA Pass Rate Threshold= 70%
- 2021-2022: 70%
- 2022-2023: 80%
- 2023-2024: 89%
Length of Program
The surgical technology program is an 11 month, selective admissions program.
This information should not be considered a substitute for the KCTCS Catalog. You should always choose classes in collaboration with your faculty advisor to ensure that you meet all degree requirements.
