If you plan on majoring in surgical technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #169 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for surgical technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 66 degrees in surgical technology to qualified students.
The surgical technology/technologist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Surgical Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Surgical Technology Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the surgical technology/technologist degree levels they offer.
Top Iowa Schools in Surgical Technology/Technologist
Every student who is interested in surgical technology needs to check out Kirkwood Community College. Kirkwood Community College is a large public college located in the city of Cedar Rapids. A Best Colleges rank of #837 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kirkwood Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 21 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern Iowa Community College District is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in surgical technology. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Davenport. This college ranks 24th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 10 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's difficult to beat Iowa Western Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in surgical technology. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Council Bluffs. This college ranks 17th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 13 surgical technology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa Western Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The surgical technology/technologist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Surgical Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Surgical Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
