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Surgical Technology at Sentara College of Health Sciences

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Surgical Technology at Sentara College of Health Sciences

If you plan to study surgical technology/technologist, take a look at what Sentara College of Health Sciences has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sentara College of Health Sciences is located in Chesapeake, Virginia and approximately 341 students attend the school each year.

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.

Sentara College of Health Sciences Surgical Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

Sentara College of Health Sciences Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at Sentara College of Health Sciences

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at Sentara College of Health Sciences.

Sentara College of Health Sciences Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at Sentara College of Health Sciences may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at Sentara College of Health Sciences are white. Around 80% 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 Sentara College of Health Sciences with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for Sentara College of Health Sciences.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Surgical Technologists 2,240 $50,790

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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