Temple College is a public community college, founded in 1926 through the joint efforts of civic, business, and educational leaders. The Surgical Technology program enrolled the first class of students in 1982 through the efforts of operating room nurses from area hospitals. The mission of Temple College is to serve the founders’ vision by meeting the needs of individual students, area communities, and businesses through quality educational programs and services that reflect our commitment to quality and integrity while preparing our diverse population as they enter an ever-changing global society.

Surgical Technology expands the Temple College mission statement to include meeting the needs of surgical patients and surgical teams through instrumental community partnerships with area hospitals and surgical centers. Our program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for Surgical Technology (ARC-ST) http://www.arcst.org/ and graduates are eligible to take the National Certification Exam administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) http://www.lcc-st.org/. Graduates of the Temple College Surgical Technology program are successful on the National Exam and in the following professional careers:

• Operating Room Scrub
• Labor and Delivery Room Scrub
• Endoscopy Lab Scrub
• Angiography Lab Scrub
• Surgical Eye Center Scrub
• Day Surgery Center Scrub
• Private Specialty Scrub
• Agency Scrub
• Materials Management
• Surgical Implant Representative
• Physician’s Assistant
• College Instructor
• Nursing
• Law

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