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Surgical tech program at Glendale Career College
Glendale, CA · Private for-profit 4-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
- $40,112
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $750
- Listed cost
- $40,862
- LengthIPEDS
- 65 credit hours, 19 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 41
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for surgical technologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- $81,580
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
Glendale Career College awarded 41 surgical tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $40,112 compares with a California median wage of $81,310 for surgical technologists (BLS, May 2025).
On California'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 TechnologySurgical Technology Certificate · In person · CIP 51.0909 | $31,948+ $590 books | 60 weeks, 32 hours a week | 79.7% | 78.3% | $10,353 | 158 |
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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