Surgical Tech Programs in the Tampa area

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$62,910

surgical technologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,478

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Surgical Tech Programs in the Tampa area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Tampa: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 23.0 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 6 list one: $5,478 to $42,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 13 months to 17 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 60 to 70 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 93 surgical tech awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 6 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $62,910 median for surgical technologists ($30.25 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,990 to $98,160; 1,260 employed in the metro area; Florida median $62,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Concorde Career Institute-TampaWIOA list	Tampa	Associate	$42,500	17 months	18	3.0
Hillsborough Community College	Tampa	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	15	6.5
Erwin Technical CollegeWIOA list	Tampa	Certificate	$5,478	13 months	32	8.3
St Petersburg College	St. Petersburg	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	10	13.0
Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10	15.0
Pasco-Hernando State College	New Port Richey	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	8	23.0

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 24 of them Surgical tech.
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