Surgical Tech Programs in the Riverside area

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$77,490

surgical technologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$36,595

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Surgical Tech Programs in the Riverside area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Riverside: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.9 miles, farthest 28.9 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $36,595 to $41,250, middle $40,112 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 19 months to 20 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 78 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 146 surgical tech awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $77,490 median for surgical technologists ($37.26 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $49,840 to $98,170; 1,190 employed in the metro area; California median $81,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
North-West College-Riverside	Riverside	Certificate	$40,112	19 months	19	4.9
American College of Healthcare and TechnologyWIOA list	Riverside	Certificate	$36,595	20 months	36	5.2
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino	San Bernardino	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	19	13.7
American Career College-Ontario	Ontario	Associate	$41,250	20 months	59	15.8
San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula	Temecula	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	13	28.9

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Surgical tech.
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