Length

15 Months (1440 Clock Hours)

Classroom Schedule: Monday 8 am-1 pm; Tuesday-Friday 8 am-2 pm

Clinical Schedule: Clinical hours vary

(Summer hours) Monday- Thursday 8 am - 2:45 pm

Basic Skills Requirement

Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) score of 249 in Reading, and 241 in Math are required prior to graduation (some exemptions apply).

Exemptions from the Basic Skills test are as follows:

Graduate of a Florida Public High School from 2007-present with a standard High School Diploma
Florida based GED 2014-present
College degree from an accredited institution
(Official transcripts are needed to verify exemption)

Licensure and Certification Disclosure

The Surgical Technology Career Pathway requires:

You must be a United States high school graduate or hold equivalent credentials (e.g., GED, Translated Foreign Transcripts)

Clinical Requirements

Physical examination/immunizations
Criminal background checks
Random drug screenings

PLEASE NOTE:

Students entering all health programs with a clinical study requirement must submit to a criminal background check and random drug screenings at their own expense.

If problems arise with the results of either the criminal background check or the drug screening, students will not be permitted to attend the clinical portion of the program which then results in program non-completion.

A history of felony convictions or substance abuse may adversely affect your ability to gain employment or take licensing exams in the medical profession. We encourage you to consider your personal history when making appropriate career choices.

Tattoos must be covered at all times, in the classroom and clinicals. No facial piercing allowed in the classroom or clinicals.

2026-2027 Curriculum Frameworks

Program Description

The Surgical Technology program is designed to prepare students to function as members of the surgical team under the supervision and responsibility of the operating room supervisor. Surgical Technologists assist the surgeon and nurses at the operating table by preparing supplies and equipment for use in surgery.

Program graduates are able to implement methods of sterilization in preparing supplies and instruments, properly set-up the operating room and assist the surgeon as the sterile person on all types of surgical procedures.

The program of study and clinical experience are structured in two phases: a pre-clinical phase (8 months) offers the foundation courses on which the students base their knowledge and practice; the clinical phase (7 months) attained at area hospitals, offers students the practical knowledge skills that can only be obtained through clinical experience. The daily hours for the clinical portion of the training vary from the regular school schedule.

Surgical Technology

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY

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