Surgical Technology at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting

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

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 816.

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.

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Surgical Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Surgical Technology/Technologist (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

Online Classes Are Available at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting offers distance education options for surgical technology/technologist at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Surgical Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting.

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting are white. Around 63% 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 Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.