Surgical Tech Programs in Iowa

Colleges and schools: 7

Programs

all sources

Median pay

$60,540

surgical technologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,650

On the WIOA list

Surgical tech programs, U.S. DOL file

Surgical Tech Programs in Iowa: the figures

Programs we list: 7 in Iowa: 7 at colleges and schools.
Colleges and schools: 7 public and 0 private; 63 surgical tech completions in 2023-24 at the 6 that reported any (IPEDS).
Median pay: $60,540 a year for surgical technologists in Iowa, against $64,650 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
WIOA training funds: WIOA in Iowa: 1,025 programs from 74 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 7 of them surgical tech.
WIOA results: 7 surgical tech programs on Iowa's list; middle values: 30.8% of students who exited completed (5 programs report it); 88.6% were employed in the second quarter after exit (5); $8,767 median earnings in that quarter (5) (U.S. DOL file).

Program	Where	Type	Completions
Des Moines Area Community CollegeWIOA list	Ankeny	Associate	11
Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictWIOA list	Davenport	Associate	10
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeWIOA list	Estherville	Certificate	1
Iowa Western Community CollegeWIOA list	Council Bluffs	Associate	7
Kirkwood Community CollegeWIOA list	Cedar Rapids	Certificate	27
North Iowa Area Community College	Mason City	Associate	0
Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeWIOA list	Sioux City	Associate	7

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Iowa, read October 8, 2026.