Medical Surgical Technology - Southwestern Illinois College

Medical Surgical Technology

Students must apply and be formally accepted into the Medical Surgical Technology
program prior to enrolling in any MST courses.

Entrance into the Medical Surgical Technology program is highly competitive. 

Requirements to apply:  

Mission and goals

View the MST Mission and Goals

PROGRAM CAPACITY

Sam Wolf Granite City Campus

The Medical Surgical Technology program generally accepts 20 students each academic year at the Sam Wolf Granite City Campus. Seats available are dependent on meeting application requirements and on clinical availability.

PROGRAM LOCATION

The Medical Surgical Technology program consists of general education coursework, MST pre-fix courses and assigned clinical internships.

Specific locations depend on the course.

Clinical experience may be scheduled during the day, evening, night, and/or weekends at hospital, clinic, or privately-owned facilities throughout southern Illinois an in the St. Louis region

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

The required general education courses can be taken at Sam Wolf Granite City campus and with some online opportunities available.

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY COURSES

The MST program courses are only offered at the Sam Wolf Granite City Campus during the day.

CLINICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCES

Clinical practice courses begin in the second fall semester and spring semester during the day until program completion. Clinical experience are completed off campus in various MST employment settings in southern Illinois and in the St. Louis region. Students may be required to travel outside the college district for clinical experience courses. Background check and drug testing are mandatory requirements prior to starting the program. Specific placement cannot be guaranteed.

PROGRAM COST

MEDICAL SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAM

For details, see MST Degree cost sheet

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCES IS AVAILABLE!
SWIC Financial Aid Office

Financial aid is available subject to financial need and satisfactory academic progress requirements set by the college.

The student work program does not require financial aid eligibility.

SWIC Foundation

The SWIC Foundation offers more than 300 scholarships based on residency, enrollment and GPA criteria.

PROGRAM ACCREDITATION

CAAHEP ACCREDITATION

Commission on Accreditation of Medical Health Education Programs

9335-113th St. N, #7709

Seminole, Florida 33775

727-210-2350

mail@caahep.org

ACCREDITATION BENEFITS

The program’s curriculum is guided by the standards developed by CAAHEP. Our accreditation status means SWIC has met the standards required and helps to assure the public that our curriculum will graduate competent clinicians. It also allows the college’s MST graduates to take the certification examination in any state that requires a license to practice Medical Surgical Technology.

MST HANDBOOK

View the MST Handbook

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Upon successful completion of the MST curriculum, graduates are awarded an Associate in Applied Science degree and are eligible to take the national certifying exam given by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

GET STARTED

For more information, please fill out the contact form.

CONTACT THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Tammy Santarelli

Tamara.santarelli@swic.edu

618-931-0600 ext. 7326