The program meets full-time for 11 months. three trimesters. Classroom lecture or lecture/lab combination for713 contact hours. The clinical portion is completed in the surgery department of several major hospitals for 688 contact hours. Students are educated to function effectively in a surgical setting as a surgical technologist, encompassing all the essential competencies defined in the entry-level competencies for surgical technologists. They are also prepared to apply, take, and pass the national certification exam. After completion of the program, graduates are qualified to work as surgical technologists. Applicants to the program must have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED prior to application and enrollment into this Surgical Technology Program