Application Checklist

Course numbers listed below refer to LBCC courses as described in the LBCC catalog. All applicable courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher through a regionally accredited institution prior to the start of the program. Official transcripts must come from the original institutions where the applicable transfer courses were completed. Transfer course equivalency is considered on a case-by-case basis and is not guaranteed. Meet with your advisor to discuss transfer equivalencies. Applicants will be required to supply the following for their courses to be considered: course number, institution name, completion year, and the grade(s) received.

Important: some of the courses listed below may require completion of one or more prerequisites. Refer to LBCC’s catalog for additional course prerequisite information.

Minimum Application Requirements

• Check for admission limitations (see "Admission Limitations")
• Submit official transcripts for all transfer courses
• Submit the following during completion of the online application process:
  • Residency
  • Cohort area selection
  • Understanding and compliance
  • Minimum application requirement courses:
    • BI 231: Anatomy & Physiology I (pre-requisites: BI 112 and MTH 75 or BI 221 & CH 112)
    • MTH 75: Variables and Linear Equations
      • College math credits at or above this level are required to meet this minimum application requirement.
    • WR 121Z: Composition I
      
      

Post-Admission Requirements

Carefully review this application guide for additional information regarding what will be required of qualified applicants who receive an admission offer to this program.

Application Cohorts

All applicants may only select one of the following participating application cohort areas when applying to this program. That is the application cohort toward which your application will be considered and compared. Seat availability in each area may vary from year to year and is subject to change. Students who accept admission to this program are responsible for all costs associated with travel/relocation for lab and clinical experiences.

Application Cohorts:

• Traditional LBCC Area
• Rogue Community College

Residency Information for Limited Enrollment Programs

For limited enrollment programs such as this one, a resident is defined as someone who established permanent residency 90 days before the first day applications are accepted for that program. Permanent residency is defined as the home a person intends to return to after any absence and in which one’s dependents reside for an unlimited period of time. Student housing does not qualify as a permanent residence. As part of the online application process, you will be required to submit information regarding your residency for the entire 90-day period leading up to the application. Information you will be required to provide includes legal name, phone number, LBCC student ID or social security number, program of choice, street address, city, state, ZIP, and time period at the applicable address(es). You may be required to submit additional documentation upon request to show proof of your permanent residence. Misrepresentation of your permanent residence may result in forfeiture of your application status with this program.

Note to International Applicants

It is important to consult with LBCC’s International Office to determine whether your student visa type allows you to claim US permanent residential status and/or to be admitted to this type of program.

Admission Limitations

The following admission limitations may apply. Failure to comply may result in application denial.

Application Completion

Applicants must submit proof of completing all minimum application requirements by the deadlines given to be considered for admission to this program. Applicants are responsible for ensuring LBCC’s Admission Department has up-to-date transcripts and course information for transfer credits they want considered.

Previously Admitted Students

Applicants who have previously been admitted to this program are no longer eligible to apply if they exited the program based on safety concerns or if they exited the program two previous times based on unsuccessful attempts to pass academic and/or clinical requirements not directly related to safety (includes withdrawal in lieu of failing grades).

Clinical Placement Eligibility

Applicants must be in good standing with this program’s clinical site partners. Applicants who have been denied access privileges to one or more of the program’s clinical partner sites may not be eligible to participate in this program. Meet with the Surgical Technology Program Director prior to applying to this program if you have concerns regarding your placement potential.

Holds

Applicants must have no registration holds at LBCC during the entire application and admissions process to be considered for admission to this program. Financial holds must be addressed through the LBCC Business Office prior to program admission. Note: New student holds (no previous LBCC credits or registration) are the only exception.

To view your status at LBCC: 1) Log in to WebRunner, 2) select "Student," 3) select "Registration," 4) select "Check Your Registration Status," then 5) select the next available term. Contact your LBCC advisor if you have questions about your status.

Academic Standing

Applicants' Academic Standing must be in Good Standing at LBCC during the entire application and admissions process to be considered for admission to this program.

Student Status

Applicants must be in good student status with Student Services at LBCC during the entire application and admissions process to be considered for admission to this program.

Note Regarding Financial Aid

The federal financial aid standards and policies regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) are not identical to the college’s standards on admission/registration eligibility. Your financial aid SAP status will not limit your potential admission into this program but may severely affect your funding options.

To view your current SAP status: 1) Log in to WebRunner, 2) select "Financial Aid," 3) select "Your Financial Aid Status," 4) select the aid year, and 5) select the "Satisfactory Academic Progress" tab. Visit LBCC’s Financial Aid for additional information. 

Statements of Understanding and Compliance

When applying to this program, you will be required to affirm that you understand all of the following:

• Students admitted to this program must be the age of 18 or older prior to the post-admission requirements completion deadline.
• LBCC's Student Right to Know information.
• Admission limitations, Financial Aid's Satisfactory Academic Progress, and the nondiscrimination statement.\
• Applicants who were previously admitted to this program are no longer eligible to apply if they exited the program based on safety concerns or if they exited the program two previous times.
• Applicants must comply with all application criteria and deadlines in this application guide.
• Applicants may only apply toward one application cohort.
• Applicants must provide a valid email when applying to this program. Communication from LBCC regarding your program application will be sent to the email address you provide. Providing an invalid email address will prevent your application from proceeding.
• While COVID vaccinations are not required by the state, the majority of our partner clinical sites still require them. Having a current COVID vaccination will improve your ability to be placed at a clinical site and allow you to advance with your cohort if you are selected for admission to this program. Students will not be placed at a site based on vaccination status. If a student’s assigned clinical site requires this for placement, the student will need to comply with the requirement or consider withdrawing from the program.
• Some occupational health hazards include the use of latex gloves and masks. Meet with the Surgical Technology advisor if you have any skin, breathing or other risk factors to consider.
• If you have a communicable disease which may be transmitted under normal surgical technology activities, you will be required to have documentation of completing medical treatment prior to participating in clinical/lab assignments.
• Some practicum/clinical sites may require documentation from your healthcare provider stating you are free from communicable diseases thus able to work without accommodations for communicable diseases. 
• If admitted, you will be required to pay for, submit proof of, and keep current all post-admission requirements, including immunizations, medical screens, and CPR certification as per the criteria and deadlines that will be specified in the admission materials.
• If admitted, you will be required to pay for and complete the LBCC-approved criminal background check. The results will determine, in part, eligibility to remain in the program but will not guarantee eligibility to be licensed or employed in this career field. Neither previously completed nor alternative criminal background checks will suffice.
• If admitted, you will have your social security number (SSN) matched against the US Department of Health & Human Services list of individuals who are barred from any participation in federally funded health programs. If on the list, you will not be eligible to participate in this program.
• If admitted, you will be required to cooperate with the drug test policies of this program, the college, and any work experience, clinical, or cooperative teaching site as a condition for continued enrollment in this program and its related academic courses. Students may be required to comply with the non-LBCC site's policy. Testing may be random and unannounced or conducted when there is reasonable suspicion that performance and/or behavior may be the result of the presence of a drug and/or alcohol. The presence, as determined by the program's test procedures, of prescription or non-prescription drugs, controlled substances, etc. may result in immediate dismissal from the work site and disenrollment from the program and related academic courses. The presence of marijuana will result in immediate dismissal from the program. Students may also be subject to appropriate disciplinary action for violating LBCC’s Student Standards of Conduct.
• If admitted, you will be required to maintain a minimum "C" grade in each degree required course, and courses must be taken in the specified sequence. 
• If admitted, you will be required to complete all LBCC admissions processes and graduation requirements.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Read LBCC's Equal Opportunity & Statement of Nondiscrimination.

Online Application Information

All applicants, new and returning, are required to follow the process and criteria outlined in this guide at the time of application. This program’s online application will open on May 19, 2025 at 9:00am. The application is projected to close on June 18, 2025 at 4:00pm. This program’s application type will only be visible during the above mentioned application date/time span. Online applications will receive an automatic date/time stamp. Neither early nor late applications will be considered.

Application Instructions

1. Go to Apply
2. Select the "Apply Now" button
3. Select "Surgical Technology Application" from the list of application types
   • Selecting any other application type will prevent you from progressing through this program’s application processes and thus may forfeit your potential for admission consideration during this cycle.
4. Enter the following information to create your online LBCC application profile:
   • First and last name
   • Email address
     • Important: during this step of the application process you may use either your LBCC or personal email address. The email address you utilize for your online application will become your online application profile login ID. Entering an invalid email address will prevent your application from proceeding.
   • Cell phone (optional)
   • Application profile password
   • Application term: "Fall 2025"
5. Select the "Create Account" button to proceed
6. Carefully enter the information you want considered within each application category:
   • Personal information
     • Date of birth (DOB) and social security numbers (SSNs) are used, in part, to help ensure applications are not mismatched between LBCC applicants with the same names. LBCC is also required to request specific demographic information.
   • Contact and demographic information
   • Additional residency (if applicable)
   • High school and college Information
   • Prerequisites
   • Optional file upload
   • Statements of understanding and compliance
7. Carefully review all your information and then select the "Submit Application" button
   
   

Following Application Submission

You are required to continue to check email regularly. If we require additional information for processing your program application, you will be contacted by a staff member via email (not text). Failure to provide accurate information will result in your application being delayed, which may result in forfeiting your placement on this program’s application list and may result in your application being denied.

Returning/Existing LBCC Students

If you receive a notice stating "you already have a profile," select either "Go to login page" to use your previously established login credentials or select "Reset your password" if you do not recall your application profile login information. After you log into your profile, you will then be able to select the correct application type and proceed.

Post-Admission Requirements

Applicants who receive an admission offer will be required to complete the post-admission requirements by the deadlines provided. Additional instructions will be provided to the admitted students.

These are subject to change and are not included in the cost of program tuition and fees:

• Commitment: all admitted students will be required to submit an admission commitment form
• Spring/Summer Term Completion: if applicable, submit proof of applicable spring term course completion by June 13, 2025 and/or proof of applicable summer term course completion by September 5, 2025. Official transcripts are required for all applicable transfer courses.
• Registration: admitted students will be responsible for scheduling successful completion of all general education courses (in addition to ST prefix courses) prior to graduation. Examples: BI 232, BI 233, BI 234, COMM 218Z, CRS 130, and PSY 201. This course list is subject to change.
• Deposit: a non-refundable program fees deposit of $1,000 will be due by August
• Information Release: admitted students will receive the program required form to complete
• Criminal Background Check: pass the LBCC-approved check (estimated cost: $72)
• Drug Test: pass the LBCC-approved test (estimated cost: $65)
• Health and Training Documentation
  • First-Year Required Immunizations: by August 2025, admitted students will be required to submit electronic copies of the following through an online tracker (estimated tracker cost: $50): 
    • Positive Hepatitis B surface antibody titer
      • Antibody blood test; vaccinations alone will not be accepted
      • Note: early action on collecting HepB documentation is required. Applicants must have completed the entire HepB vaccination series and the follow-up Hepatitis B surface antibody titer prior to applying to this program. Older vaccines do not always result in the required positive (a.k.a. reactive) HepB surface antibody titer, thus additional vaccinations and testing may also be required by the submission deadline.
    • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
      • Positive antibody titers for all three or two vaccines
    • Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis)
      • One vaccine updated every ten years
    • Varicella (Chicken Pox)
      • Positive antibody titer or two vaccines
  • Second-Year Required Immunizations: second-year students will be required to submit proof of the following:
    • Negative Tuberculosis (TB) test
      • Either a negative TB blood test (Quantiferon Gold or T-Spot) or negative two-step TB test (two separate TB skin tests completed one to three weeks apart); completed within the last 12 months and updated annually while in the program
    • CPR
      • Only the American Heart Association BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers or American Red Cross BLS Provider CPR certifications will be accepted. All other CPR certifications will be denied. Must be kept current.
  • Recommended Immunizations: the following are recommended but not required. Some clinical sites may require one or more of these for student placements, thus not completing these might limit your ability to be placed at a clinical site and advance with the cohort (costs vary):
    • Current COVID-19
      • Vaccinated as per the current CDC guidelines; due and updated by October 1 annually; must include the vaccine manufacturer and lot number.
    • Flu shot
      • Current influenza vaccine, updated annually
    • Polio
      • Positive antibody titers or three vaccines
  • Health records must be in the form of a copy of either an official immunization card or original immunization/ medical screening document. Official documentation must include: 1) Your name, 2) Date of birth, 3) Name of administering agency or provider, 4) Name of injection, test, etc. and results, if applicable, 5) Date of injection, test, etc., 6) Healthcare provider’s signature, official stamp, or letterhead.
    
    

Cancellation

This program is subject to cancellation if there are an insufficient number of clinical sites or eligible students. In the event of cancellation, applicants must re-apply for a later session.

Tuition, Fees, and Program Fees

The estimated cost of the Surgical Technology program: $15,665.00 (subject to increase). This cost consists of both the estimated Surgical Technology program fees and the general education course tuition and fees. This program is eligible for financial aid; however, financial aid cannot be used towards the non-refundable deposit due to disbursement schedules. To apply for aid, you must file a FAFSA each year and include LBCC as a receiving school. Financial aid is disbursed in payments each term; students might not receive a financial aid credit until a year’s entire program fees shows a zero balance on their LBCC student account.

Estimated Surgical Technology program fees: $11,600.00 (subject to increase). This refers to the Surgical Technology program’s required non-refundable instructional costs for all courses with a "ST" prefix, textbooks, and laboratory fees. Program fees are divided equally between the first and second academic year. Students who will be utilizing a program fees payment plan will be required to submit a deferred note contract (DNC). Additional program fees payment plan information will be made available to admitted students.

All students will be required to submit a $1,000 non-refundable program fees deposit by the post-admission requirements deadline. This non-refundable deposit will be due before any financial aid is disbursed, so planning ahead is necessary. Additional documentation may be required from students receiving financial aid and/or other third party financial assistance. 

The second program fees payment of $1,600.00 will be due by October 6, 2025 (subject to change).

Estimated general education tuition and fees: $4,065.00 (subject to increase). This refers to the cost of the general education courses also required for completion of the Associate in Applied Science in Surgical Technology (e.g. BI 232, BI 233, BI 234, COMM 218Z, CRS 130, PSY 201; this course list is subject to change), as per the 2024-25 LBCC catalog and in-state per credit costs. Out-of-state and international per credit tuition is higher. LBCC tuition and fees are charged on a per term credit count. For LBCC tuition and fee payment information, visit Payment.

Estimated Cost by Year

Year	Tuition & Fees	Program Fees	Total Cost
1	$3,414.60	$5,800.00	$9,214.60
2	$650.40	$5,800.00	$6,450.40

 

Additional Costs

There may be additional costs that admitted students will be responsible to cover while in this program. Admitted students will receive additional details. Student costs may include the completion of a N-95 mask fit screen/test through an occupational medicine facility (estimated cost: $70 - $275), travel for lab and/or clinical experiences, CST exam fees (estimated cost: $247), the purchase of field-specific student liability insurance (costs vary), scrubs, school supplies, background check, drug test, etc.