Surgical Tech Programs in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$99,390

surgical technologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,600

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Surgical Tech Programs in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Francisco: none within 10 miles; nearest 11.5 miles, farthest 26.7 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 6 list one: $4,600 to $34,473, middle $26,500 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 12 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 8 to 48 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 49 surgical tech awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 6 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $99,390 median for surgical technologists ($47.79 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $62,570 to $123,530; 1,440 employed in the metro area; California median $81,310 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USDWIOA list	Concord	Certificate	$9,989	12 months	12	11.5
Las Positas College	Livermore	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	14.3
Contra Costa Medical Career College	Antioch	Associate	$34,473	12 months	24	17.5
Dental Tech LLCWIOA list	Vallejo	WIOA list only	$4,600	Not reported		23.0
Skyline College	San Bruno	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13	26.4
Silicon Valley Surgi-Tech Institute dba SVSTIWIOA list	Milpitas, Ca	WIOA list only	$26,500	Not reported		26.7

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Surgical tech.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill