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Surgical tech program at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Fort Smith, AR · Public 4-year · (479) 788-7000 · School website

On Arkansas's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, associate degree
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
13
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 24 graduates
$45,967
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$58,435
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $132 a month over 10 years
$12,491
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$65,389
Typical pay for surgical technologistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Fort Smith, AR-OK
$61,890

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

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith awarded 13 surgical tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 7 we list.

On Arkansas'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 programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Surgical Technology - AASAssociate of Applied Science - Surgical Technology · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0909$16,850+ $610 booksCompetency-based or withheld38.6%62.4%$5,983101

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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