Surgical Technology/Technologist

The Surgical Technology/Technologist two-to-four-year certificate program at Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, IA. Iowa Western Community College is a public institution. This program falls within the surgical technology field (CIP 51.0909) and prepares students to assist surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses in operating room settings, with training in sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, and patient care.

Surgical technologists work in hospital operating rooms, outpatient surgery centers, and specialty surgical facilities. At Iowa Western Community College, students can also consider related programs such as Electrician, Recording Arts Technology/Technician, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, and Culinary Arts/Chef Training certificates. The college's mix of health sciences and technical programs in Council Bluffs, IA gives students access to diverse certificate-level career training.