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Train for a Career in Surgical Technology

Learn the skills you need to become a Surgical Technologist
Surgical Technologists play a vital role in health care today. They work closely with surgeons in the operating room, keeping the surgical instruments in order during procedures, managing operating room supplies, identifying medications used during surgery, and much more.

The Surgical Technologist program at North-West College can help prepare you to begin an exciting and rewarding career as a trained Surgical Technologist. This program can teach you the real-world skills you need to assist before, during and after surgery, including how to prep patients for surgery, gown and glove the doctor, organizing the instrument table, managing operating room supplies, and more.

Graduates of this program earn their Associate of Occupational Science (AOS) degree and are qualified to work in hospitals, delivery rooms, ambulatory/out-patient surgery centers and medical clinics providing surgical services.

Hands-on Career Training
The Surgical Technologist program at North-West College is a career-focused program that teaches technical skills and provides the hands-on training experience required to begin working with surgeons, anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, registered nurses and other surgical personnel as a member of a surgical team.

Be Prepared for the Workplace
Our classes are taught by experienced medical professionals dedicated to helping you succeed. During the course of the program, you will learn the skills you need to begin working in a wide variety of different health care settings. You will also attend clinical externships where you will be able to practice the skills you learn at the College in real-world work environments under the supervision of surgeons, doctors and other medical professionals.

Free Job Placement Assistance
North-West College provides resume and cover letter review, interview preparation and free job placement assistance to all of our graduates.

North-West College specializes in health care career training, with accredited hands-on training programs designed to teach you the skills you need to begin or advance your new career.

North-West College

For more than 55 years North-West College has helped set the standard in allied health education in Southern California.

The College is dedicated to providing high-quality career training in a nurturing educational environment, offering affordable hands-on training programs in well-equipped classrooms and lab facilities at nine campus locations Southern California.