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Surgical tech programs in Utah

6 surgical tech programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these surgical technology programs, and Utah has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Surgical technologists, also called operating room technicians, prepare operating rooms, arrange the equipment and help doctors during surgery. Most have a certificate or an associate degree from an accredited program, and some employers require certification.1

In Utah, 4 of the 6 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 6 programs here are surgical technology certificate or diploma (4 programs) and surgical technology (associate degree, 2 programs).

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How much do surgical tech programs cost in Utah?

$4,853 to $6,726 is what most surgical tech programs in Utah cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $2,760 to $15,666

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Utah's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
38 to 63 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Utah may also offer surgical tech programs. How these figures are made

Are there free surgical tech programs in Utah?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 6 surgical tech programs in Utah approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Surgical technology certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Surgical Technology Technologist

    Davis Technical College, All Locations

    Kaysville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Davis Technical College, All Locations, KaysvilleSurgical technology certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$50,300
    Price if you pay yourself$5,219
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Davis Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Surgical Technology Technologist at Davis Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,581
    Length
    69 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $943
    Students counted
    140
    Earned a year, estimated
    $50,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,219
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Davis Technical College, All Locations

  • Surgical technology certificate or diplomaIn personPrerequisite courses

    Surgical Technology Technologist

    Mountainland Technical College, All Locations

    Lehi

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Mountainland Technical College, All Locations, LehiSurgical technology certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,804
    Program website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Surgical Technology Technologist at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $206
    Students counted
    91
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,804
    Program website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations

  • Surgical technology (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Surgical Technology Technologist

    Utah Tech University, St George Campus

    St. George

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Utah Tech University, St George Campus, St. GeorgeSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,500
    Price if you pay yourself$15,666
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Utah Tech University, St George Campus
    More details about Surgical Technology Technologist at Utah Tech University, St George Campus
    Finished
    33%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,864
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    68
    Earned a year, estimated
    $31,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,666
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Utah Tech University, St George Campus

  • Surgical technology (associate degree)In personPrerequisite courses

    Surgical Technology Technologist

    Utah State University, All Locations

    Logan

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Utah State University, All Locations, LoganSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,229
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Utah State University, All Locations
    More details about Surgical Technology Technologist at Utah State University, All Locations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    16
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,229
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Utah State University, All Locations

  • Surgical technology certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Surgical Technology Technologist

    Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations

    Roosevelt

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations, RooseveltSurgical technology certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,760
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations
    More details about Surgical Technology Technologist at Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    34 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $916
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,760
    School website, Surgical Technology Technologist at Uintah Basin Technical College, All Locations

  • Surgical technology certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Surgical Technology Technologist

    Medcerts, Livonia, Michigan

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medcerts, Livonia, Michigan, based in Livonia, MISurgical technology certificate or diplomaOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    More details about Surgical Technology Technologist at Medcerts, Livonia, Michigan
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    21 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000

How to pay for surgical tech programs in Utah

WIOA funding can pay for surgical tech programs in Utah

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for surgical tech programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for surgical tech programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Surgical tech programs in Utah

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
2nd of 23
surgical tech programs here, against the typical state's 6
6 vs 6

State comparisons use the same figures as the surgical tech programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Surgical tech programs in Ogden, Provo, St. George and other Utah cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 1 online.

Other training in Utah

How surgical tech programs compare with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Utah

Where the Utah surgical technology program numbers come from

Which Utah surgical technology programs are on this list?

These are the surgical technology programs Utah approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Utah offers.

How the prices and results of Utah surgical technology programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Utah figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Utah: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about surgical tech programs in Utah

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Surgical Technologists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List