Surgical Technology/Technologist

The Center for Allied Health Education, a private for-profit institution in Brooklyn, NY, offers a one-to-two-year certificate in Surgical Technology/Technologist. The program trains students in the technical and procedural skills required to assist surgeons and surgical teams in operating room settings, including sterile technique, instrumentation, and surgical procedures across multiple specialties.

This program is part of the allied health surgical technology field (CIP 51.0909). The Center for Allied Health Education also offers an Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) certificate at the same credential level. Students in the Surgical Technology program can expect coursework in surgical anatomy, sterilization methods, instrument identification, and supervised clinical rotations in hospital or surgical center environments, preparing them for the national Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination.