EMCC – Bangor
Surgical Technology
Admission Timetable
Applications for the Surgical Technology program at EMCC are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. The program typically begins each fall semester with general education classes. Those candidates who feel they may have completed the general education classes offered in the first semester of the program may be eligible to begin in the spring semester (which is when the technology-specific coursework begins). For more information or to apply, please see the Surgical Technology Applicant page.
Applications for Surgical Technology are accepted after September 1 each year with anticipated enrollment terms of January and May for clinical coursework. Apply online here!
The following must be submitted to the Admissions Office in support of your application:
- All previous educational transcripts (high school, adult education, and college).
Regardless of whether transfer credit is being sought, applicants must disclose all prior colleges attended. Failure to furnish all information on past education may constitute adequate reason for disqualification of your acceptance or subsequent dismissal from the College as well as possible retraction or denial of financial aid funds.
- Complete Surgical Technology Questionnaire Form. This form will be emailed to you as an electronic fillable document once your application for admission has been received.
All applicants to Surgical Technology who are offered admission to the program will be required to submit to a national criminal background screening process at their expense within 30 days of acceptance. For more complete details regarding this requirement please see Criminal Background Screening. If after reading this information you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stacy Green, Director of Admissions, at sgreen@emcc.edu or 207-974-4679.
Program Prerequisites
To be considered for admission, all prerequisites must be successfully completed prior to file review. Applications for students currently enrolled in prerequisite courses will not be reviewed for admission until a final grade is received. (Updated transcripts for courses taken at institutions other than EMCC are required upon course completion in this case.) The prerequisites (high school equivalent) required for admission to EMCC’s Surgical Technology program are:
- Algebra I
- EITHER Biology with Lab or Chemistry with Lab
*It is the responsibility of the applicant to have the final grades from prerequisite courses taken through adult education or at another college mailed to the Admissions Office. (In determining whether an application is “complete” and ready to be reviewed by the Admissions Committee, adult education transcripts are not considered if admission personnel are not aware that you are currently enrolled in these courses.) Applicants are strongly encouraged to follow up and ensure that all materials have arrived for your file. Additionally, if you are currently enrolled in prerequisite courses and/or Nursing general education courses, make sure the Admissions Committee is aware of the course name, location, and anticipated completion date.
Primary Contacts for Admission Questions
The Admissions Committee respectfully requests that all questions concerning the Surgical Technology admission process and transfer credit be directed as follows (e-mail preferred in all instances):
- Application Documentation Received (Log in to MyEMCC student portal to monitor receipt of required documentation.)
- Selection Process Questions (Stacy Green, Director of Admissions)
- sgreen@emcc.edu
- (207) 974-4679
- Transfer Credit Questions (Elizabeth Castro, Transfer Coordinator)
- Program Curriculum Questions (Tisha Clark, Department Chair)
In this program, the student will develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to practice as a certified surgical technologist by acquiring the following fundamental capabilities:
- To utilize appropriate medical terminology.
- To apply a basic understanding of human physiology and surgical anatomy in the perioperative role of a surgical technologist.
- To demonstrate a basic understanding of the concepts of pharmacology.
- To demonstrate theoretical and practical proficiency in surgical aseptic technique, surgical procedures and patient care.
- To identify and assume appropriate responsibility for patient care.
Prior to completing the program, students will take the national boards for the Certification in Surgical Technology. The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Applied Health Programs (CAAHEP), 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, Phone 727-210-2350, Fax 727-210-2354 www.caahep.org.
Learning Objectives
Graduates with the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Surgical Technology will function at an entry level position as a Surgical Technologist with the following skills:
- Use appropriate instrumentation and procedural steps in general surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, genitourinary, otolaryngology, eye, plastic and reconstructive, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiovascular-thoracic, and orthopedic surgical areas.
- Apply a basic understanding of human physiology and surgical anatomy in the perioperative role of a surgical technologist.
- Use appropriate aseptic techniques in surgery.
- Utilize appropriate medical terminology.
- Make basic measurements for dosage and drug calculations.
- Use safe handling procedures for drugs and solutions.
Program Outcomes
- 2020 graduating class: 100% NBSTSA National Certification Exam passage rate (9 of 9)
- 2019 graduating class: 80% NBSTSA National Certification Exam passage rate (8 of 10)
- 2018 graduating class: 100% NBSTSA National Certification Exam passage rate (10 of 10)
- 2017 graduating class: 91% NBSTSA National Certification Exam passage rate (10 of 11)
- 2016 graduating class: 78% NBSTSA National Certification Exam passage rate (7 of 9)
- 2015 graduating class: 86% NBSTSA National Certification Exam passage rate (6 of 7)
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the prerequisites (high school equivalent) required for admission to EMCC’s Surgical Technology program are:
- Algebra I
- EITHER Biology with Lab or Chemistry with Lab
Applications for the Surgical Technology program at EMCC are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. The program typically begins each fall semester with general education classes. Those candidates who feel they may have completed the general education classes offered in the first semester of the program may be eligible to
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