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Surgical Technology at Yakima Valley College

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

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and approximately 3,954 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.

YVC Surgical Technology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Surgical Technology/Technologist

YVC 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 YVC

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

YVC Surgical Technology Associate’s Program

100% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of surgical technology/technologist associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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YVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in surgical technology/technologist graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yakima Valley 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 6
White 6
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 WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090
Surgical Technologists 1,920 $58,320

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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