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Surgical Tech Programs in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
7
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$65,810
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$32,900
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Surgical Tech Programs in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.2 miles, farthest 14.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 7 list one: $32,900 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 84 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 126 surgical tech awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 7 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 88% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 56% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $65,810 median for surgical technologists ($31.64 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,600 to $79,360; 1,670 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $63,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Surgical tech programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abcott InstituteWIOA list | Southfield | Certificate | $32,900 | 13 months | 19 | 3.2 |
| Macomb Community CollegeWIOA list | Warren | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 | 9.6 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 10.1 |
| Wayne County Community College DistrictWIOA list | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | 10.2 |
| Dorsey College-RosevilleWIOA list | Roseville | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 12.9 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 13.6 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 14.6 |
- 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 16 of them Surgical tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill