{"id":94,"date":"2021-06-22T14:46:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cctech.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2021-volume-1-issue-1\/central-carolina-technical-colleges-surgical-technology-program-to-transition-to-associate-degree\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T17:31:03","slug":"surgical-technology-program-to-transition-to-associate-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cctech.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2021-volume-1-issue-1\/surgical-technology-program-to-transition-to-associate-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical Technology Program To Transition To Associate Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">tudents in the Surgical Technology program at Central Carolina Technical College will soon be able to use their skills in more ways than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Beginning in the fall 2021 semester, the Surgical Technology program within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences will offer an Associate Degree in Surgical Technology, rather than a diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">The goal of the program will remain the same, which is to prepare students for employment as surgical technologists. Students will also still be eligible to take the National Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) examination upon completion of their coursework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">What will change is the increased amount of opportunities that awaits students in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cOur accreditation agency recommended this a few years back because of the amount of skills and technology required in the program,\u201d Brie Weber, academic program manager for Surgical Technology said. \u201cIt was just going to be easier for the students to manage. The students will have more time in a clinical setting to learn about surgery and acquire the required amount of surgical procedures to graduate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Having an associate degree program at CCTC will provide students with additional laboratory hours, more clinical hours and a greater level of experience by the third semester. The degree also opens up career paths for graduates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">The revised program will also offer a new sterile processing course which covers the foundational understanding of sterile processing of instruments and materials used in a surgical setting. An additional humanities and fine arts requirement has also been added to the curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Weber is excited for the timing of these changes because of the amount of jobs available in the surgical technology field. Graduates will be qualified for employment in various areas of the healthcare system including operating rooms, emergency rooms, ambulatory surgery centers and veterinary offices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cHaving the associate\u2019s degree is going to help students perform, it\u2019s going to help with retention and it\u2019s going to help them be better qualified for these jobs,\u201d Weber said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Central Carolina students can complete their associate\u2019s degree in Surgical Technology in just five semesters, with classes offered during the fall, spring and summer sessions. For more information on the Surgical Technology program, contact Brie Weber at 803-778-7811 or <a href=\"mailto:weberba@cctech.edu\">weberba@cctech.edu<\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students in the Surgical Technology program at Central Carolina Technical College will soon be able to use their skills in more ways than ever before. 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