2025 Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Surgical Technology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #36 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 associate degrees in surgical technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Surgical Technology School for Your Associate Degree

The surgical technology/technologist associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on surgical technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other surgical technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized surgical technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for surgical technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Surgical Technology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Surgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Surgical Technology in Wisconsin

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in surgical technology.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Surgical Technology/Technologist

1

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Milwaukee Area Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in surgical technology. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in surgical technology from Milwaukee Area Technical College

2

Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in surgical technology has to check out Gateway Technical College. Gateway Technical College is a large public college located in the city of Kenosha.More information about a associate in surgical technology from Gateway Technical College

3

Western Technical College
La Crosse, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in surgical technology has to check out Western Technical College. Western Technical College is a small public college located in the city of La Crosse.More information about a associate in surgical technology from Western Technical College

4

Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in surgical technology has to check out Blackhawk Technical College. Located in the small suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in surgical technology from Blackhawk Technical College

5

Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in surgical technology from Waukesha County Technical College

Best Surgical Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Surgical Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	173
Michigan	410	171
Illinois	267	182
Indiana	221	143

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Surgical Technology Related Rankings by Major

Surgical Technology is one of 23 different types of Allied Health Professions programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Surgical Technology/Technologist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Respiratory Care Therapy	96
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	86
Radiologic Technology	39
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	38
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	25
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	16
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.