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Surgical tech programs in Louisiana

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

10 schools offer these surgical technology programs, and Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 1 of the 11 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent, 2 ask for earlier courses first and 1 asks for an associate degree.

By kind, the 11 programs here are surgical technology (associate degree, 8 programs), surgical technology certificate or diploma (2 programs) and surgical tech program (level not stated, 1 program).

See the 11 programs

How much do surgical tech programs cost in Louisiana?

Two-year degrees (8 programs)
$9,941 to $19,199most of them, usually 60 to 74 weeks long
Other surgical technology programs (2 programs)
$4,000 to $6,000all 2 with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
Half of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Most of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
47 to 76 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 Louisiana may also offer surgical tech programs. How these figures are made

Are there free surgical tech programs in Louisiana?

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

All 11 surgical tech programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Surgical technology (associate degree)In personAssociate's degree

    Surgical Technology - Associate Science

    Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus

    Baton Rouge

    Accredited school

    Associate's degree

    Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus, Baton RougeSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · Associate's degree

    Earned a year, estimated$40,300
    Price if you pay yourself$6,860
    Program website, Surgical Technology - Associate Science at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
    More details about Surgical Technology - Associate Science at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,070
    Length
    34 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $8,650
    Students counted
    137
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,860
    Program website, Surgical Technology - Associate Science at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus

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

    Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology

    Louisiana State University at Eunice

    Eunice

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Louisiana State University at Eunice, EuniceSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$44,900
    Price if you pay yourself$12,420
    Program website, Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology at Louisiana State University at Eunice
    More details about Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology at Louisiana State University at Eunice
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,221
    Length
    64 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,750
    Students counted
    92
    Earned a year, estimated
    $44,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,420
    Program website, Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology at Louisiana State University at Eunice

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

    Surgical Technology

    Southern University at Shreveport

    Shreveport

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern University at Shreveport, ShreveportSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,300
    Price if you pay yourself$11,000
    Program website, Surgical Technology at Southern University at Shreveport
    More details about Surgical Technology at Southern University at Shreveport
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,567
    Length
    82 weeks, 31 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,200
    Students counted
    62
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,000
    Program website, Surgical Technology at Southern University at Shreveport

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

    Surgical Technology

    Fortis College

    Baton Rouge

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fortis College, Baton RougeSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,100
    Price if you pay yourself$39,573
    Program website, Surgical Technology at Fortis College
    More details about Surgical Technology at Fortis College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,287
    Length
    84 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,324
    Students counted
    55
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $39,573
    Program website, Surgical Technology at Fortis College

  • Surgical technology certificate or diplomaOnlineEducation and courses

    ST-3000: Surgical Technologist

    MedCerts - Online classes

    Based in Livonia, MI

    Education and courses

    MedCerts - Online classes, based in Livonia, MISurgical technology certificate or diplomaOnline · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, ST-3000: Surgical Technologist at MedCerts - Online classes
    More details about ST-3000: Surgical Technologist at MedCerts - Online classes
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    Program website, ST-3000: Surgical Technologist at MedCerts - Online classes

  • Surgical technology certificate or diplomaOnlineEducation and courses

    ST-9000 Surgical/Sterile Processing Technician

    MedCerts - Online classes

    Based in Livonia, MI

    Education and courses

    MedCerts - Online classes, based in Livonia, MISurgical technology certificate or diplomaOnline · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    Program website, ST-9000 Surgical/Sterile Processing Technician at MedCerts - Online classes
    More details about ST-9000 Surgical/Sterile Processing Technician at MedCerts - Online classes
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,000
    Program website, ST-9000 Surgical/Sterile Processing Technician at MedCerts - Online classes

  • Surgical technology (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Surgical Technology

    Fletcher Technical Community College

    Schriever

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fletcher Technical Community College, SchrieverSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,630
    Program website, Surgical Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College
    More details about Surgical Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,625
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,630
    Program website, Surgical Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College

  • Surgical technology (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Surgical Technician - Associate of Applied Science

    Bossier Parish Community College

    Bossier City

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier CitySurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,378
    Program website, Surgical Technician - Associate of Applied Science at Bossier Parish Community College
    More details about Surgical Technician - Associate of Applied Science at Bossier Parish Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    72 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,378
    Program website, Surgical Technician - Associate of Applied Science at Bossier Parish Community College

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

    Surgical Technology

    SOWELA Technical Community College

    Lake Charles

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake CharlesSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,385
    Program website, Surgical Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College
    More details about Surgical Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,385
    Program website, Surgical Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

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

    Surgical Technology

    McCann School of Business and Technology

    Monroe

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    McCann School of Business and Technology, MonroeSurgical technology (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$33,640
    School website, Surgical Technology at McCann School of Business and Technology
    More details about Surgical Technology at McCann School of Business and Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    70 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $33,640
    School website, Surgical Technology at McCann School of Business and Technology

  • Surgical tech program (level not stated)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Surgical Technology (Asst)

    Herzing University

    Metairie

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Herzing University, MetairieSurgical tech program (level not stated) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$36,125
    Program website, Surgical Technology (Asst) at Herzing University
    More details about Surgical Technology (Asst) at Herzing University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $36,125
    Program website, Surgical Technology (Asst) at Herzing University

How to pay for surgical tech programs in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for surgical tech programs in Louisiana

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 Louisiana

programs with a price cost under $10,000
4 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
17th of 23
surgical tech programs here, against the typical state's 6
11 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 Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette and other Louisiana cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 more program is in 1 other area and 2 online.

Other training in Louisiana

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

Where the Louisiana surgical technology program numbers come from

Which Louisiana surgical technology programs are on this list?

These are the surgical technology programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.

How the prices and results of Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about surgical tech programs in Louisiana

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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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns