Surgical Technology Central Sterile Processing Associate’s Degree

Be Part of a Surgical Team Vital to Patient Care

The Surgical Technology and Central Sterile Processing Associate degree program is designed to prepare students for careers in the Surgical Services Department as integral professional operating room (OR) team members who provide surgical care to patients during perioperative case management. Surgical Technology students will combine knowledge of surgical instrumentation, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, pathophysiology, and critical thinking, to assist the OR team in surgical procedures.

Through a blended curriculum of lecture, labs, and clinical training, you will develop the necessary medical and technical skills you need to be successful.

As a student in the Surgical Technology program, you will:

• Become knowledgeable on current operating and delivery room procedures.
• Learn how to work under high-pressure situations.
• Gain first-hand experience in a healthcare setting.
• Complete a surgical externship placement.

Our program is designed to meet the standards required to take the Certified Surgical Technologist exam (C.S.T.), written and administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

Your Learning Experience

Program core courses may include:

• Central Service Technician/Sterile Processing I & II
• Central Service Technician/Sterile Processing Clinical
• Surgical Technology I & II
• Surgical Procedures I & II
• Anatomy & Physiology I & II
• Surgical Pharmacology
• Microbiology
• Introduction to Perioperative Surgical Services
• Clinical Externship I & II
• Surgical Technology Success

¹While widely available, not all courses are available at all class times or offered every term. Check with a University Student Services representative.

Why American National University?

• Convenience and flexibility – With day and evening classes¹ you have the flexibility to work as you earn your degree.
• Personal attention – You’re not just a face in a crowd, our small class sizes allow for personal attention from instructors.
• Career professionals as instructors – With current and relevant curricula, you will learn from instructors with real-world field experience who will guide and mentor you.
• Career services – Our career services team starts to help you before you graduate with your resume, cover letters, interviewing techniques and how to search for great career opportunities.
• Alumni benefits – Our support doesn’t end at graduation, as an alumnus you will have access to our career services and refresher² courses available throughout your career.

¹While widely available, not all courses are available at all class times or offered every term. Check with a University Student Services representative.

²Refresher training is tuition-free for qualified students. Additional costs such as lab fees, books, and supplies are the responsibilities of the student. Retraining is limited to the program from which the student graduated and is subject to space available.