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Surgical Tech Programs in Kentucky
Colleges and schools: 12
Programs
12
all sources
Median pay
$60,490
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,650
On the WIOA list
9
Surgical tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Surgical Tech Programs in Kentucky: the figures
- Programs we list
- 12 in Kentucky: 12 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 11 public and 1 private; 219 surgical tech completions in 2023-24 at the 12 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $60,490 a year for surgical technologists in Kentucky, against $64,650 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs from 212 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them surgical tech.
- WIOA results
- 9 surgical tech programs on Kentucky's list; middle values: 41.3% of students who exited completed (5 programs report it); 76.3% were employed in the second quarter after exit (6); $6,118 median earnings in that quarter (6) (U.S. DOL file).
Every surgical tech program in Kentucky
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Ashland | Associate | 4 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lexington | Associate | 14 |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Hazard | Associate | 5 |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | Associate | 8 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Associate | 14 |
| Madisonville Community CollegeWIOA list | Madisonville | Certificate | 130 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list | Owensboro | Associate | 8 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Associate | 8 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Associate | 10 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Associate | 7 |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | Associate | 7 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Associate | 4 |
- 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, Kentucky, read October 8, 2026.
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