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Surgical Technology at Western Nebraska Community College

If you are interested in studying surgical technology/technologist, you may want to check out the program at Western Nebraska Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,625.

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.

WNCC Surgical Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

WNCC Surgical Technology Rankings

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Surgical Technology/Technologist Student Demographics at WNCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the surgical technology/technologist majors at Western Nebraska Community College.

WNCC Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in surgical technology/technologist only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at WNCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in surgical technology/technologist at WNCC 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 Western Nebraska Community College 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 4
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 NE, the home state for Western Nebraska Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Health Specialties Professors 1,750 $91,120
Surgical Technologists 810 $45,280

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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