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Surgical tech program at Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL · Public 4-year · (850) 769-1551 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 50
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $57,584
- Typical pay for surgical technologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
- $58,570
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
Gulf Coast State College awarded 50 surgical tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 8 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 51.0909 Surgical Technology/Technologist | 32 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 51.0909 Surgical Technology/Technologist | 18 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Florida's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Services - Surgical Technologist OptionSurgical Services - Surgical Technologist Option, A.S. · In person · CIP 51.0909 | Not reported | 60 weeks, 36 hours a week | 100% | 71.4% | $17,917 | 6 |
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).
Compare nearby surgical tech programs
No other surgical tech program with its own page lies within 50 miles of Panama City.
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