The methodology is based on the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA).

Enrollment:  
The number of students enrolled in the program for the first time in the Fall semester of the prior academic year. The enrollment number includes re-entry student(s).     

ᵻ Enrollment Cohort: 
Students that enrolled in the program for the first time in the prior Fall semester (or re-enter into the program in the prior fall semester) are designated as the enrollment cohort for the stated academic year. The enrollment cohort may include re-entry student(s). There is one enrollment cohort for this program per academic year.        

Retention:
The percent of the enrollment cohortᵻ that were retained to the completion of the program. Retention is the same as the completion of the program.

Completion: 
The percent of the enrollment cohortᵻ that completed the degree within the 100% timeframe of the program. Students complete the program in the Spring semester of the academic year stated.         

ᶤ Graduates:
The number of students from the enrollment cohort that completed the program in 100% timeframe. ​      

Exam Participation Rate: 
The percent of graduatesᶤ that took the certification exam. 

Exam Pass Rate: 
The percent of graduatesᶤ that passed the licensure exam out of those who took the exam.

Graduate Placement Rate: 
The percent of graduatesᶤ that are employed in surgical technology within the first twelve months after program completion.        

Graduate Placement Data Source: Graduate job placement data is collected by Malcolm X College’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness through a Fiscal Year Graduate and Certificate Completer Survey for all career and technical education (CTE) programs. This survey is administered through Qualtrics, between 12 or 18 months post-completion.       

Notes/Sources:
N/A: Not available for this academic year. In AY2015 no enrollment cohort entered into the program.
* Job placement rates are not reported when there are fewer than three job placement survey respondents due to student confidentiality.