Degree Options:
Campus Location:
Athens
Division
Life Science & Public Safety

Program Overview

Before an operation, surgical technologists help prepare the operating room by setting up the sterile field with surgical instruments and equipment, drapes, medication, and supplies. Technologists also help the surgical team put on sterile gowns and gloves. During surgery, technologists anticipate the needs of the surgeon by passing instruments; holding retractors; preparing sutures; counting instruments, sponges, and sharps; and helping apply dressings. After surgery, surgical technologists assist with room turn-over procedures in order to prepare for the next patient. They also decontaminate and prepare surgical instruments for sterilization.

Graduates are prepared to function as an integral part of the team of medical practitioners that provide surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. They work under medical supervision to facilitate safe and effective surgical procedures. Duties of the surgical technologist may be performed in operating rooms, ambulatory surgical centers, central supply, labor and delivery area, cardiac catheterization laboratories, private physicians’ offices, organ procurement organizations, and other areas where invasive procedures are performed. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

Mandatory information sessions for prospective students applying for admission for the spring of 2025 will be held on the following date in Room A-236:

  • May 22nd at 4 PM
  • July 18th at 8 AM and 5 PM
  • July 25th at 5 PM
  • August 21st at 6 PM

***All Applicants Must Present A Government-Issued Driver’s License at the Orientation Session Attended***

Mission

The mission of the Surgical Technology program is to prepare entry-level Surgical Technologists who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior)learning domains to enter the profession.

Accreditation

The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), 9355 – 113th Street North # 7709 Seminole, Fl 33775, accredits Athens Technical College’s Surgical Technology diploma and associate of applied science degree programs upon the recommendation of the Accrediting Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). The address and telephone number for ARC/STSA is 19751 East Main Street, Suite 339, Parker CO 80138, (303)-694-9262.

Specific Facility, Tools Or Educational Tools Available

The program offers a hands-on lab space and equipment similar to an operating room.

Featured Courses

SURG 1080- Surgical Microbiology

SURG 1100- Surgical Pharmacology

SURG 2240- Seminar in Surgical technology

Additional Details
Class Times Offered:
Daytime
Online Class Options:
Fully In Person
Deadline for Selective Admission:
September 1st - Fall
Additional Information:

Prospective ST Student Packet

ATC AthensCampus

Program Contact

Denelle White, CST

Program Chair

dwhite@athenstech.edu
706-355-5072

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