Surgical Tech Programs in the Houston area

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$71,050

surgical technologists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$35,045

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Surgical Tech Programs in the Houston area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Houston: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 3.3 miles, farthest 45.9 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 7 list one: $35,045 each (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 18 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 160 surgical tech awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 7 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $71,050 median for surgical technologists ($34.16 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,950 to $94,670; 2,660 employed in the metro area; Texas median $65,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Houston Community College	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13	3.3
The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestWIOA list	Houston	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	30	10.4
Fortis Institute	Houston	Certificate	$35,045	18 months	12	12.3
San Jacinto Community CollegeWIOA list	Pasadena	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	54	15.0
Fortis College	Houston	Certificate	$35,045	18 months	23	19.2
Lone Star College System	The Woodlands	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	19	30.4
Galveston College	Galveston	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	9	45.9

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Surgical tech.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill