Camden County College held its first Surgical Technology Pinning Ceremony as a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP) on July 16 at the Blackwood Campus. 16 graduates were recognized, and are now eligible to sit for the National Board of Surgical Technologist certification. This certification is widely recognized as the gold standard of the surgical technology profession.
“The demand for skilled surgical technologists in today’s healthcare industry is on the rise and those being pinned will have the potential to make $63,000 annually in this field which is above the national average,” said Dr. Lovell Pugh-Bassett, President of Camden County College. “Currently, there were over 3,000 jobs available within a 60-mile radius of this institution within the last year alone. All sixteen of our graduates are already employed or have offers of employment upon certification.”
The Surgical Technology program at Camden County College is a 2-year selective associate degree program that prepares students for a career in Surgical Technology. Surgical Technologists are an integral part of the operating room team, as they prepare sterile instruments and supplies needed for procedures. Students must obtain a minimum of 600 clinical hours and a number of surgical procedures to satisfy program completion and eligibility for the national certification examination.
