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Surgical tech program at Roane State Community College

Harriman, TN · Public 2-year · (865) 354-3000 · School website

On Tennessee's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree: Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 4
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 52 graduates: $41,640
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $52,717
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years: $9,548
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $65,389
Typical pay for surgical technologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Knoxville, TN: $54,900

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

Roane State Community College awarded 4 surgical tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 6 we list.

On Tennessee's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Surgical Technology	$11,593	90	85.7%	100%	$9,791

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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