Surgical Tech Guide

California is one of the leading states for medical advancements in surgery. With the growing request for many skin and surgeries to improve looks, surgical techs are needed ever more. If you have been thinking of getting involved in a Surgical Tech training program in California, then there are things you should first be particularly interested in.

The salary for a Surgical tech in California can range from approximately $43,000 to $52,000. This is somewhat lower than other parts of the country and should especially be considered with the current cost of living which is high in Southern California.

Cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento can have many more options for Surgical techs, as well as many more schools to attend. Below are some of those schools you may want to take a look at which can provide valuable training to help you get your CA degree needed to enter into the field as a technician locally or abroad. Some may not be offering a full surgical tech training course, so please check with each college.

California State University has multiple branches and locations in the following areas.

California Maritime Academy, (Vallejo)
California Polytechnic State University, (San Luis Obispo)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, (Pomona)
Bakersfield, (Bakersfield)
Channel Islands, (Camarillo)
California State University, Chico, (Chico)
Dominguez Hills, (Carson)
East Bay, (Hayward)
Fresno, (Fresno)
Fullerton, (Fullerton)
Long Beach, (Long Beach)
Los Angeles, (Los Angeles)
Northridge, (Northridge)
Sacramento, (Sacramento)
San Bernardino, (San Bernardino)
San Marcos, (San Marcos)
Stanislaus, (Turlock)
Humboldt State University, (Arcata)
San Diego State University, (San Diego)
San Francisco State University, San Francisco
San José State University, (San Jose)
Sonoma State University, (Rohnert Park)

The University of California also has multiple locations which are listed below. If you are aware of any other locations for this college which we might have missed please inform us and we will add the new city to the list.

Berkeley (Berkeley)
Davis (Davis)
Irvine (Irvine)
Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
Merced (Merced)
Riverside (Riverside)
San Diego (La Jolla, San Diego)
San Francisco (San Francisco)
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara-Goleta)
Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)

The following is a list of Private colleges and Universities which should also be looked at for a Surgical tech program.

Academy of Art University, San Francisco
Allied American University
American Jewish University, Los Angeles
Anaheim University
Antioch University
Apollos University, Huntington Beach (Online)
Argosy University, Alameda, California
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
The Art Institute of California – San Francisco, San Francisco
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa
Bethany University, Scotts Valley
Biola University, La Mirada
Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara
California Baptist University, Riverside
California Coast University, Santa Ana, California
California College of the Arts, San Francisco
California College San Diego (CCSD), San Diego
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
California InterContinental University, Diamond Bar
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
California National University, Northridge
California University of Management and Technology, San Jose
California University of Management and Sciences, Anaheim, California [1]
California Southern University, Santa Ana (online)
Capital Bible College, Sacramento
Chapman University, Orange
CapStone University, Riverside, California/Riverside
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles
Cogswell College, Sunnyvale
Concordia University Irvine, Irvine
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, St. Helena
West Hills, Los Angeles, California
Dominican University of California, San Rafael
Fresno Pacific University, Fresno
Golden Gate University, San Francisco
Herguan University, Sunnyvale
Holy Names University, Oakland
Hope International University, Fullerton
Humphreys College, Stockton
John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill
John Paul the Great Catholic University, San Diego
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach
La Sierra University, Riverside
Life Pacific College, San Dimas
Lincoln University, Oakland
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Master’s College, Newhall
Mayfield College, Palm Springs and Cathedral City
Monsbey College, Watsonville
Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey
National Hispanic University, San Jose
National University (California), San Diego
NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego
Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont
Northern Coastal College, Crescent City, California
Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena
Pacific Union College, Angwin
Pacific Western University, San Diego
Patten College, Oakland
Pepperdine University, Malibu
Remington College, San Diego
San Francisco Institute of Architecture, Berkeley
Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga
Samuel Merritt College, Oakland
San Diego Christian College, El Cajon
San Luis Rey College, Oceanside
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
Silicon Valley University, San Jose
Simpson University, Redding
Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo
Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
Stanford University, Stanford
Trinity International University
Trinity Life Bible College, Sacramento
Touro University, Vallejo
TUI University, Cypress
University of La Verne, La Verne
University of Northern California, Petaluma
University of Redlands, Redlands
University of the Pacific, Stockton
University of San Diego, San Diego
University of San Francisco, San Francisco
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
University of West Los Angeles
o Inglewood
o Woodland Hills
Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa
Western Institute for Social Research, Berkeley
William Howard Taft University, Santa Ana
William Jessup University, Rocklin

If we have missed any colleges or training courses you would like to add to this list please feel free to get in touch with us so we can update it and provide the town and city the training can be taken in.