Surgical-technologist programs in North Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost

30 programs in North Carolina’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Surgical technologist (29-2055). Published costs run from $181 to $9,166; 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.

Read this first. 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. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

Programs on the list30

With a published cost30 of 30

With an employment figure12 of 30

Median published cost$6,139

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#	Published cost basis	Program (provider’s page) · credential · code	Provider · city	Length	Exited	Completed	Employed Q2 after exit	Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1	$181tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology 2 WFD/CETech in Surgery TS-C (NCCT) Certification · 29-2055	Craven Community CollegeNew Bern 28562	18 wk · 22 hrs	—	—	—	—
2	$193tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technologist IICertificate of Completion - Surgical Technologist II · 29-2055; 29-9093	Sampson Community CollegeClinton 28328	18 wk · 8 hrs	—	—	—	—
3	$200tuition + fees + supplies	WD - Central Sterile Processing TechnicianCBSPD-Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution · 29-2055	Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh 27603	13 wk · 3 hrs	419	75%	80%	$8,677
4	$513tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology 1 WFD/CETech in Surgery TS-C (NCCT) Certification · 29-2055	Craven Community CollegeNew Bern 28562	18 wk · 22 hrs	—	—	—	—
5	$672tuition + fees + supplies	Central Sterile ProcessingHealth Care Sterile Processing Distribution Tech · 29-2055; 31-9093	Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham 27703	14 wk · 9 hrs	—	—	—	—
6	$764tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technologist ICertificate of Completion - Surgical Technologist · 29-2055; 29-9093	Sampson Community CollegeClinton 28328	18 wk · 8 hrs	—	—	—	—
7	$767tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologySurgical Technology Certificate of Completion · 29-2055; 29-9093	Richmond Community CollegeHamlet 28345	32 wk · 8 hrs	3	—	—	—
8	$2,676tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology (Bridging) DiplomaDiploma - Surgical Technology · 25-1071; 29-2055	FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGEFayetteville 28303	36 wk · 33 hrs	89	30%	82%	$15,192
9	$2,995tuition + fees + supplies	Sterile Processing TechnicianCertified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) · 29-2055; 31-9093	North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, 27707	52 wk · 4 hrs	—	—	—	—
10	$2,995tuition + fees + supplies	Sterile Processing Technician (Voucher Included) GES1028Sterile Processing Technician - Certificate of Completion · 25-1071; 29-2055; 31-9092	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTONWilmington 28403	48 wk · 4 hrs	—	—	—	—
11	$3,295tuition + fees + supplies	Healthcare Sterile Processing AssociateCertified Registered Central Service Technician · 29-2055	Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington 28401	52 wk · 15 hrs	—	—	—	—
12	$4,000tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologistAmerican Allied Health (AAH) Surgical Technologist Certification Tech in Surgery TS-C (NCCT) Certification · 29-2055; 29-9093	Greensboro CollegeGreensboro 27401	24 wk · 15 hrs	—	—	—	—
13	$4,000tuition + fees + supplies	Certified Surgical TechnologistCertified Surgical Technologist - Certificate of Completion · 29-2055; 29-9093	Greensboro CollegeGreensboro 27401	18 wk · 10 hrs	23	96%	—	—
14	$4,248tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologyLiaison Councils Certification Examination for Surgical Technologists · 25-1071; 29-2055	Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale 28160	26 wk · 32 hrs	—	—	—	—
15	$6,000tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologySurgical Technology - Degree (A45740) · 25-1071; 29-2055	Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro 27886	78 wk · 30 hrs	36	14%	93%	$18,213
16	$6,139tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnicianAssociate Degree · 29-2055	Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham 27703	60 wk · 30 hrs	—	—	—	—
17	$6,139tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologyAA - Surgical Technology · 29-2055	Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham 27703	80 wk · 20 hrs	—	—	—	—
18	$6,463tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology - AASAssociates's in Applied Science - Surgical Technology · 29-2055	FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGEFayetteville 28303	80 wk · 16 hrs	—	—	—	—
19	$6,619tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology AASSurgical Technology Associate in Applied Science · 29-2055; 29-9093	Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth 27375	72 wk · 24 hrs	—	—	—	—
20	$6,910tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologySurgical Technology - Associate in Applied Science · 25-1071; 29-2055	College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City 27906	58 wk · 38 hrs	10	30%	67%	$13,339
21	$7,091tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology AAS DegreeCertificate · 25-1071; 29-2055	Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock 28731	8 wk · 40 hrs	—	—	—	—
22	$7,102tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technologyrgical Technology · 25-1071; 29-2055	Southwestern Community CollegeSylva 28779	72 wk · 19 hrs	—	—	—	—
23	$7,200tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology AA/AS DegreeSurgical Technology · 25-1071; 29-2055; 31-9093	Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville 28546	76 wk · 14 hrs	18	83%	79%	$9,140
24	$7,474tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology, AASSurgical Technology Associate in Applied Science Degree · 29-2055	Lenoir Community CollegeKinston 28502	80 wk · 14 hrs	12	75%	100%	$7,555
25	$7,852tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology (A.A.S.)Surgical Technology Associate's Degree · 29-2055	Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville 27360	72 wk · 18 hrs	68	12%	82%	$12,329
26	$7,921tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologyAssociate · 29-2055	Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington 28401	74 wk · 35 hrs	56	20%	91%	$14,071
27	$8,356tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology, AAS (A45740)Surgical Technology, AAS (A45740) · 29-2055; 29-9093	Cleveland Community CollegeShelby 28152	74 wk · 30 hrs	66	26%	84%	$17,962
28	$8,986tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical Technology - A45740Associate in Applied Science Degree - Surgical Technology · 29-2055	Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory 28602	74 wk · 21 hrs	72	18%	90%	$13,383
29	$9,021tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologySurgical Technology · 29-2055	Wilson Community CollegeWilson 27893	80 wk · 12 hrs	31	13%	92%	—
30	$9,166tuition + fees + supplies	Surgical TechnologySurgical Technology · 29-2055	Guilford Technical Community CollegeHigh Point 27260	80 wk · 16 hrs	104	19%	89%	$14,410

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,616 programs for North Carolina 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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