The YVC Surgical Technology program is 96 credits in length. Students may complete the course of study in seven quarters of full-time attendance. Limited part-time study is also available and must be scheduled with a program advisor.
Instruction includes core courses essential to health care professionals as well as specialty courses in surgical technology. Simulation of an operating room within the laboratory provides hands-on practice in skills necessary to become a part of the surgical team. End-point courses include clinical rotations in surgery departments located around the Yakima Valley.
