The Surgical Technologist to Certified Surgical Technologist Accelerated Alternate Delivery Bridge Program (AAD) was developed to assist non-certified, currently practicing surgical technologist obtain the educational background they need to be eligible to sit for the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) National Certification Examination.

• This a-synchronous Program consists of three courses.  The Program includes a clinical portfolio.
• The Distance Education Program is taught completely on-line through the convenience of Blackboard.
• Self-paced and can easily fit in to a full-time work schedule.
• Must be completed within one year after Program start date with a minimum grade of "C" or higher in each course.

Surgical technologists interested in this Program must fit into one of three groups as follows:

• On-the-job trained surgical technologists who completed training before March 1, 2000 OR
• Formally trained surgical technolgists who completed their education from a non-accredited program in surgical technology OR
• Formally trained surgical technologists who completed a military program AND
• Have 2000 hours of documentable scrub experience within the last two years, OR currently employed as a surgical technologist.

• In order to be eligible to apply, you must fit in to one of the groups above, have a high school diploma, GED or home school verfication, and completed college level Anatomy and Physiology I w/out lab at an accreditted institution.  A transcript of the college level course must be submitted with application.
• Applications may be found on the "Prospective Students/Application section of this site.
• Admission requirements are found in full detail on the application and in the College catalog.