Associate Degree in Surgical Technology at Aims Community College |
Aims Community College
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Aims Community College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Rural-serving Large with 4,588 students in Greeley, CO.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Aims Community College
Associate degree
Surgical Technology
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Program Length: An Associate of Applied Science Degree Surgical Technology can be completed in two years. Students requiring developmental coursework to meet assessment requirements will take more than the usual two years to complete the full degree.
Intended for the individual desiring to work in an operating room setting requiring multi-tasking abilities. Skills obtained in this degree can be applied to the same-day surgical area, some clinic settings including freestanding surgical centers, and the hospital operating theater. Assisting in the operating room will be possible at an entry level with completion of the Surgical Technology degree.
Multitasking abilities are highly sought after in the operating room setting today. Local opportunities can be found all over Northern Colorado as well as across the United States. Preparation as a Surgical Technologist also provides experience and gainful employment for those choosing to further their education in Surgical First Assisting, Nursing, Medicine, Physician’s Assistant or other health-care professions. Certified graduates are eligible to advance in their profession through programs to become certified as a Surgical Technologist. Those choosing to go for their Baccalaureate degree in Health Care Management or Health Care Communication will find that the A.A.S. in Surgical Technology will provide many of the requirements for transfer into the Bachelor of Applied Science Degree at the University of Northern Colorado or the Bachelor’s in Health Care Management through on-line coursework with Franklin University.
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