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Surgical-technologist programs in Louisiana on the federal training list, by published cost
14 programs in Louisiana’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Surgical technologist (29-2055). Published costs run from $3,199 to $41,756; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,199 | Sterile Processing Technician | Southern University at Baton Rouge - Continuing Education | 38 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $5,500 | STERILE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY | SOWELA Technical Community College | 15 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $11,050 | Diploma in Sterile Processing/Surgical Technologists | RIVER PARISHES INSTITUTE, LLC | 11 wk · 35 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $11,255 | Surgical Technology | Fletcher Technical Community College | 60 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $12,478 | Surgical Technician - Associate of Applied Science | Bossier Parish Community College | 72 wk · 19 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $13,200 | Surgical Technology | Southern University at Shreveport | 82 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $13,500 | Diploma in Sterile Processing | Herzing University | 32 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $14,170 | Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology | Louisiana State University at Eunice | 64 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $15,510 | Surgical Technology - Associate Science | Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus | 34 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $15,895 | Surgical Technology | Unitech Training Academy - West Monroe | 34 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $18,385 | SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY | SOWELA Technical Community College | 60 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $33,640 | Surgical Technology | McCann School of Business and Technology - Monroe | 70 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $36,200 | SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (ASST) | Herzing University | 80 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $41,756 | Surgical Technology | Fortis College | 84 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,633 programs for Louisiana in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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This page sorts surgical-technologist programs in Louisiana by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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