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Surgical Tech Programs in the Richmond area
Richmond, VA metro area
Programs
3
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$60,980
surgical technologists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$36,500
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Surgical Tech Programs in the Richmond area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Richmond
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.7 miles, farthest 12.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 3 list one: $36,500 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 20 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 80 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 22 surgical tech awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 3 on Virginia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $60,980 median for surgical technologists ($29.32 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,870 to $90,500; 380 employed in the metro area; Virginia median $67,580 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Surgical tech programs, nearest to Richmond first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Richmond | Richmond | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 4.7 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 8.1 |
| Chester Career CollegeWIOA list | Chester | Associate | $36,500 | 20 months | 14 | 12.6 |
- 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, Richmond, VA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Surgical tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Virginia metro areas
- Virginia Beach area3 programs