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Surgical tech program at Southern Technical College

Fort Myers, FL · Private for-profit 2-year · (239) 939-4766 · School website

On Florida's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree: Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 76
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 104 graduates: $42,481
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $49,650
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $239 a month over 10 years: $22,500
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $65,389
Typical pay for surgical technologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL: $61,780

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

Southern Technical College awarded 76 surgical tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 4 we list.

On Florida'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 Technologists - AAS1) Associate of Applied Science Degree Surgical Technician; 2) Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0909	$40,800	96 weeks, 21 hours a week	37.5%	80.5%	$10,126	168

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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