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Surgical Technology at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

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Surgical Technology at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

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

West Kentucky Community and Technical College is located in Paducah, Kentucky and approximately 4,893 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.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Surgical Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are white. Around 67% 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 West Kentucky Community and Technical College with a associate's in surgical technology/technologist.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Surgical Technologists 1,730 $45,520

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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