Surgical Technology

The CT State Gateway Surgical Technology Program is licensed by the Connecticut Board of Regents.

The Surgical Technology Program at CT State Gateway is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). 

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), www.caahep.org, Address: 9355-113th St., N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, Phone: 727-210-2350. Fax: 727-210-2354 Email: mail@caahep.org

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
Address: 19751 East Main Street, Suite #339, Parker, CO 80138, Phone: 303-694-9262, Email: info@arcstsa.org 

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The Surgical Technology Program at CT State Community college is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) 9355-113^th St. N #7709, Seminole, FL 3373 and meets the state education requirements for “a recognized course of study in Surgical Technology” in the state of Connecticut. In addition, a graduate of the CT State Surgical Technology Program in the state of Connecticut is eligible to take the national certification exam.

The Surgical Technology Program at CT State Community College has not determined if the associate degree program in Surgical Technology meets the state education requirements in any other state, any U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia. Program applicants should investigate each state certification/licensure requirements prior to accepting an offer of admission to the Surgical Technology Program at CT State Community College.

The licensure boards in each state are responsible for establishing the requirements for licensure/certification for their state. Students who intend to seek certification/licensure in any state other than Connecticut need to consult with the state professional licensing board. The state professional licensing boards make the decision on whether an individual is eligible for certification/licensure based on the rules and regulations in place at the time the individual submits their application for certification/licensure. 

All student activities associated with the curriculum, especially while students are completing clinical rotations, will be educational in nature. Students will not receive any monetary remuneration during this educational experience, nor will they be substituted for hired staff personnel within the clinical institution in the capacity of a surgical technologist.

The purpose of the Manchester campus-Hartford Hospital Surgical Technology program is to educate individuals in surgical technology.

The goal of this program is to provide students with the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to gain employment as entry-level surgical technologists and become contributing members of the health care team in accordance with the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) required minimum expectation statement for surgical technology programs “to prepare competent, entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.” This will be accomplished by preparing competent graduates through didactic coursework in the cognitive learning domain and through clinical scrub experience in the psychomotor and affective learning domains. The program goal meets or exceeds the criteria set forth in the current Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Surgical Technology.

The consortium agreement, between the CT State Community College Manchester Campus (MC) and Hartford Hospital, was developed in response to both a community and workforce need in Connecticut for surgical technologists. A consortium agreement is unique as it mandates the separation of curriculum with General Education Core course education and Core ST curriculum courses as required by ARC/STSA accreditation standards and guidelines. This consortium supports the Association of Surgical Technologist (AST) statements on the Associate Degree model for entry-level Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with first year prerequisite courses taken prior to acceptance into the ST program. This includes the CT State Community College General Education component as well as science courses, including Anatomy and Physiology I and II, as baseline knowledge recommended by the AST Surgical Technology curriculum. AST’s statement… “Logically, this prerequisite year could be developed into a sequence of courses that provide foundational preparation for sophomore surgical technology courses and comprehensive coverage of each state’s general education requirements” …aligns with the MC Hartford Hospital ST Program curriculum sequencing. This consortium agreement denotes separate and shared responsibilities for both entities involved in the education of surgical technology students. General education core courses instruction is the sole responsibility of CT State Community College faculty and core ST curriculum course instruction is provided on the Hartford Hospital campus and is the sole responsibility of Hartford Hospital qualified Surgical Technology Instructors. CT State Community College provides academic support services i.e., admission, financial aid, transcript evaluation and grants the AS degree. Hartford Hospital provides and supports all surgical technology student lab spaces, lab materials and lab instruction with all ST instructors and the consortium director being Hartford Hospital employees as per the consortium agreement. ST students perform clinical rotations throughout the Hartford Healthcare System (HHC) in the state of Connecticut.

Required non-core surgical technology courses are held on the Manchester campus, and core surgical technology courses and clinical rotations are offered on the Hartford Hospital campus and within Hartford Healthcare System facilities. Upon successful completion of the program’s requirements, graduates are able to sit for the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting CST Certification Exam.

CT State Community College, Manchester Campus – Hartford Hospital Surgical Technology Program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA).

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), www.caahep.org, Address: 9355-113th St., N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, Phone: 727-210-2350. Fax: 727-210-2354 Email: mail@caahep.org

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
Address: 19751 East Main Street, Suite #339, Parker, CO 80138, Phone: 303-694-9262, Email: info@arcstsa.org