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Surgical tech program at Fortis Institute-Cookeville
Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit 2-year · (931) 526-3660 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 2
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 20 graduates
- $40,994
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $56,075
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $65,389
- Typical pay for surgical technologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Tennessee
- $60,530
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Fortis Institute-Cookeville awarded 2 surgical tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list.
On Tennessee's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical TechnologyDiploma · In person · CIP 51.0909 | $32,307+ $1,570 books | 72 weeks, 40 hours a week | 46.4% | 82.1% | $7,730 | 28 |
| Surgical TechnologyAssociate of Applied Science · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0909 | $39,465+ $2,132 books | 84 weeks, 40 hours a week | 47.1% | 80% | $13,377 | 17 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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