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Surgical Tech Programs in Texas
Colleges and schools: 39
Programs
40
all sources
Median pay
$65,220
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $64,650
Middle program cost
$38,400
8 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
26
Surgical tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Surgical Tech Programs in Texas: the figures
- Programs we list
- 40 in Texas: 39 at colleges and schools, 1 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 28 public and 11 private; 751 surgical tech completions in 2023-24 at the 38 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $38,400 in Texas, from $9,759 to $44,200, across 8 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $65,220 a year for surgical technologists in Texas, against $64,650 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them surgical tech.
- WIOA results
- 26 surgical tech programs on Texas's list; middle values: 79.5% of students who exited completed (20 programs report it); 85.7% were employed in the second quarter after exit (21); $10,235 median earnings in that quarter (21) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 4 Texas metro areas have a page; the largest list, Houston, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Houston area7 programs · median pay $71,050
- Dallas area6 programs · median pay $79,990
- San Antonio area4 programs · median pay $46,820
- Austin area3 programs · median pay $73,810
Every surgical tech program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo CollegeWIOA list | Amarillo | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Angelina CollegeWIOA list | Lufkin | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Austin Community College DistrictWIOA list | Austin | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Blinn College District | Brenham | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Central Texas Allied Health InstituteWIOA list | Austin | WIOA list only | $9,759 | Not reported | |
| Cisco CollegeWIOA list | Cisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas | Associate | $44,200 | 17 months | 9 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | Associate | $42,976 | 17 months | 31 |
| Concorde Career College-San AntonioWIOA list | San Antonio | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Dallas CollegeWIOA list | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Fortis College | Houston | Certificate | $35,045 | 18 months | 23 |
| Fortis Institute | Houston | Certificate | $35,045 | 18 months | 12 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Howard College | Big Spring | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Odessa College | Odessa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Paris Junior CollegeWIOA list | Paris | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| San Jacinto Community CollegeWIOA list | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Temple CollegeWIOA list | Temple | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 90 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | Austin | Associate | $38,400 | 20 months | 33 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas | Dallas | Associate | $38,400 | 20 months | 0 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestWIOA list | Houston | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | San Antonio | Associate | $38,400 | 20 months | 28 |
| Trinity Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Athens | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Vernon CollegeWIOA list | Vernon | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
- 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, Texas, read October 8, 2026.
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