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Surgical Tech Programs in the Boston area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
Programs
6
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$81,500
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025
Surgical Tech Programs in the Boston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Boston
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.0 miles, farthest 42.3 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 15 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 72 surgical tech awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 6 on Massachusetts's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $81,500 median for surgical technologists ($39.18 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $61,690 to $116,340; 1,550 employed in the metro area; Massachusetts median $80,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Surgical tech programs, nearest to Boston first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston, MA | Certificate | 18 | 8.0 |
| North Shore Community CollegeWIOA list | Danvers, MA | Certificate | 14 | 8.3 |
| Lasell University | Newton, MA | Certificate | 21 | 14.0 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills, MA | Certificate | 7 | 16.2 |
| Quincy College | Quincy, MA | Certificate | 6 | 16.7 |
| Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth, NH | Associate | 6 | 42.3 |
- 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, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Massachusetts: 922 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 6 of them Surgical tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill