Overview
The Lansing Community College Surgical Technology Program is designed to cover both the academic and clinical skills necessary to perform as a surgical technologist. The program begins fall semester of each year. Certain prerequisite courses must be completed prior to admission to the professional portion, the 2nd year, of this program.
Surgical technologists who take and pass the certifying examination offered by the NBSTSA (National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting) are certified and authorized to use the initials CST to designate their status as a Certified Surgical Technologist. Certification can be a means of upward mobility, a condition of employment, a route to higher salary, or a source of national recognition.
The Surgical Technology program is nationally accredited by the following:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
Phone: 727-210-2350
Fax: 727-210-2354
Initial Accreditation Granted: April 22, 1999
Continuing Accreditation Status Awarded: November 20, 2009
Selective Admission Information
Selective Admission Information - May 1st Application Deadline
The Surgical Technology Program is a selective admission program with a limited number of openings each year. To be accepted, you must first meet course admission requirements outlined in the program's Advising Guide. Applicants are then ranked using a point system (see Advising Guide). The candidates with the highest amount of points are admitted.
All admission procedures are coordinated by Selective Admissions (selective_admissions@star.lcc.edu). Any student interested in this program should follow the application process listed in the program Advising Guide. To ensure you meet the admission requirements, schedule an appointment with a Health Careers Academic Advisor. Angela Kuhlman, Eric Bennett, and Matt Boeve are the lead health careers advisors.
Completion of the admission requirements takes approximately 1 year for a student taking a full-time class load (12+ credits per semester). Applications to the program are due May 1st each year. Those admitted start the program Fall semester and are eligible for a Surgical Technology Associate Degree at the end of the Spring semester.
***Check out the Surgical Technology Advising Guide for information on criminal record restrictions, necessary motor and cognitive skills, required immunizations and drug screenings, insurance acknowledgements, and environmental conditions of this profession.***
Program Effectiveness Pass Rates
Exam(s)
LCC Pass Rate
National Pass Rate
Testing Date
Results Date
Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
77%
73.7% (2020)
May
May 2024
Related Links
Surgical Technology Program Related Links
AST
Association of Surgical Technologists
6 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 200
Littleton, CO 80120-8031
CAAHEP
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
NBSTSA
National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
3 West Dry Creek Circle
Littleton, CO 80120
ARC/STSA
Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
6 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite #110
Littleton, CO 80120-8031
Phone: 303-694-9262
Fax: 303-741-3655
Email: info@arcstsa.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook
United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
Contact Us
Surgical Technology Program
Health and Human Services Division Office
HHS Building, 108
517-483-1410