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Surgical Tech Programs in the Charlotte area
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (North Carolina, South Carolina)
Programs
5
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$63,490
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025
Surgical Tech Programs in the Charlotte area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Charlotte
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.4 miles, farthest 29.8 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 53 surgical tech awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $63,490 median for surgical technologists ($30.52 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $49,600 to $81,030; 1,170 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $60,920 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Surgical tech programs, nearest to Charlotte first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte, NC | Associate | 18 | 8.4 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Associate | 10 | 10.6 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord, NC | Associate | 11 | 21.0 |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill, SC | Certificate | 14 | 22.1 |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton, NC | Associate | 0 | 29.8 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 22 of them Surgical tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill