Welcome and thank you for your interest in the surgical technology program. We hope this webpage provides the information you are seeking, but if we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact the department representatives listed below.
Accreditation Status
The CCC Surgical Technology Program is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 9355 113th Street North #7709 Seminole, Florida 33775, phone (727) 210-2350, www.caahep.org upon the recommendation of Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA), 19751 East Mainstreet, Suite # 339, Parker, CO 80138, phone (303)694-9262, www.arcstsa.org
The surgical technology program at Calhoun Community College meets the state education requirements for a surgical technologist certification in the state of Alabama. Calhoun Community College has not determined if the surgical technology program at Calhoun Community College meets the state education requirements in any other state, any U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia.
For More Information:
Allied Health Department Administrative Secretary
256-306-2786
chason.shackelford@calhoun.edu
Surgical Technology Faculty
(256) 306-2789
carla.crayton@calhoun.edu
Surgical Technology Careers
Surgical Technologists are employed in a variety of medical settings including hospitals, free standing surgical centers, and physician medical offices. Currently, there is a high demand for Surgical Technologists, with employment opportunities nationwide. Locally, the average starting pay for Surgical Technologists ranges from $12.00 to $13.85 per hour at larger facilities.
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