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Surgical Tech Programs in the Minneapolis area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area
Programs
3
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$82,000
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025
Surgical Tech Programs in the Minneapolis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Minneapolis
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 7.7 miles, farthest 16.1 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 120 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 36 surgical tech awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 3 on Minnesota's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $82,000 median for surgical technologists ($39.43 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $72,730 to $98,560; 1,080 employed in the metro area; Minnesota median $80,210 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Surgical tech programs, nearest to Minneapolis first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list | Saint Paul | Associate | 27 | 7.7 |
| Metropolitan State UniversityWIOA list | Saint Paul | Certificate | 0 | 8.4 |
| Anoka Technical CollegeWIOA list | Anoka | Associate | 9 | 16.1 |
- 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 14 of them Surgical tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill