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

34 programs in Texas’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Surgical technologist (29-2055). Published costs run from $1 to $44,369; 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 list34
With a published cost34 of 34
With an employment figure22 of 34
Median published cost$6,477
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#Published cost
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Program (provider’s page) · credential · codeProvider · cityLengthExitedCompletedEmployed Q2 after exitMedian earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1$1tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technologist BootcampIndustry-Recognized Certificate · 29-2055QS Academy Inc.Austin 7874616 wk · 40 hrs
2$2,033tuition + fees + suppliesSterile Processing TechnicianSPD Technician · 29-2055Austin Community CollegeAustin 79752competency-based6781%85%$10,244
3$2,281tuition + fees + suppliesSterile Processing Technician Non-Practicum CertificateCertified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Exam · 29-2055Tomball College (Lone Star College System)Tomball 77375competency-based51100%53%$8,709
4$3,250tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology (10003023 Austin)Advanced Measuring Instruments · 25-1071; 29-2055; 29-9093Qs Academy Inc.Austin 7876616 wk · 8 hrs
5$3,300tuition + fees + suppliesSterile Processing (10003454 Austin)Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) · 25-1071; 29-2055; 31-9093Qs Academy Inc.Austin 7876616 wk · 37 hrs
6$3,450tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technologist BootcampSurgery Certification · 29-2055; 29-9093QS AcademyAustin 7874616 wk · 16 hrs
7$3,450tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technologist Bootcamp (260 clock hours)Tech in Surgery - Certified (TS-C) - National Center for Competency Testing · 29-2055QS Academy, Inc.Austin 7874616 wk · 9 hrs
8$3,450tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technologist BootcampCertificate/Certification · 29-2055QuickStart AcademyAustin 7874616 wk · 16 hrs
9$3,450tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technologist BootcampCertificate/Certification · 29-2055QuickStart AcademyAustin 7874616 wk · 17 hrs
10$3,450tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technologist BootcampTech in Surgery Certification · 29-2055QS AcademyAustin 7874616 wk · 16 hrs
11$3,450tuition + fees + suppliesSterile ProcessingCertified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) by Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA). · 29-2055; 31-9093QS AcademyAustin 7874616 wk · 36 hrs
12$4,112tuition + fees + suppliesSterile Processing Technician Practicum Track CertificateCertified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) Exam · 29-2055Tomball College (Lone Star College System)Tomball 77375competency-based
13$4,190tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyCertificate · 29-2055Tarrant County CollegeFort Worth 76102competency-based80100%98%$14,661
14$4,599tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology Certificate of TechnologySurgical Technology Certificate of Technology · 29-2055San Jacinto College DistrictPasadena 77504competency-based7100%100%$12,352
15$5,352tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology AASSurgical Technology AAS · 29-2055San Jacinto College DistrictPasadena 77504competency-based74100%88%$14,274
16$5,989tuition + fees + suppliesSterile Processing Technician29-2055Necoles Learning AcademyJacksonville 75766competency-based
17$6,030tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyCertified Surgical Technologist · 29-2055Trinity Valley Community CollegeAthens 75751competency-based1974%89%$12,597
18$6,477tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology CertificateNational Certification as a Surgical Technologist · 29-2055Austin Community CollegeAustin 79752competency-based764%$14,126
19$6,618tuition + fees + suppliesSURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTSURGICAL TECHNOLOGY/TECHNOLOGIST AAS · 29-2055SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGEUvalde 78801competency-based
20$6,766tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology AASCertificate · 29-2055Amarillo CollegeAmarillo 79106competency-based20515%64%$7,551
21$6,850tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology AASNational Certification as a Surgical Technologist · 29-2055Austin Community CollegeAustin 79752competency-based6881%79%$14,072
22$6,937tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology AASLicensed Surgical Technician · 29-2055Angelina CollegeLufkin 75902competency-based12100%100%$12,370
23$8,744tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology ProgramCertified Surgical Technologist (CST) · 29-2055Paris Junior College DistrictParis 75460competency-based20100%90%$12,574
24$9,286tuition + fees + suppliesSURGICAL TECHNOLOGYCERTIFICATE LEVEL I SURGICAL TECHNICIAN · 29-2055CISCO COLLEGECisco 76437competency-based2090%88%$14,743
25$14,392tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology AASCertified Surgical Technician · 29-2055Tomball College (Lone Star College System)Tomball 77375competency-based11480%88%$12,457
26$15,035tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology AASAssociation of Surgical Technology (AST) · 29-2055Texas State Technical College HarlingenHarlingen 78550competency-based27729%70%$8,813
27$18,141tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical Technology AASCertified Surgical Technologist · 29-2055Vernon CollegeVernon 76384competency-based3077%87%$11,524
28$27,999tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyAssociate of Applied Science · 29-2055Concorde Career CollegeSan Antonio 78233competency-based21463%84%$11,499
29$31,212tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyAssociate of Applied Science · 29-2055Concorde Career CollegeSan Antonio 78233competency-based6373%74%$12,686
30$38,000tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyNBSTSA- Nationally Certified Surgical Technologist · 29-2055The College of Health Care ProfessionsHouston 77092competency-based35648%77%$9,850
31$38,000tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyNBSTSA- Nationally Certified Surgical Technologist · 29-2055The College of Health Care ProfessionsHouston 77092competency-based29549%82%$11,516
32$38,000tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyNBSTSA- Nationally Certified Surgical Technologist · 29-2055The College of Health Care ProfessionsHouston 77092competency-based24043%80%$9,879
33$40,500tuition + fees + suppliesCardiovascular SonographyAssociate of Applied Science · 29-2055Concorde Career CollegeSan Antonio 78233competency-based8857%87%$10,843
34$44,369tuition + fees + suppliesSurgical TechnologyAssociate of Applied Science · 29-2055Concorde Career CollegeSan Antonio 78233competency-based1753%68%$10,296

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,833 programs for Texas 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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