Program Structure
Weekly Schedule
Students are onsite for classes, labs and/or clinicals 4 days per week during the 17-month program.
Class hours vary by semester but typically start at 8:00 am and end at 2:00 pm/3:00 pm with breaks. Clinical hours are typically 6:30 am – 3:00 pm.
Breaks & Holidays
Breaks are scheduled between semesters. Additionally, students have personal time off (PTO) to be used for personal reasons.
The Ascension St. Vincent Surgical Technology Program honors the following hospital recognized holidays. Students are not assigned to clinical or classes on these holidays.
- New Years
- Martin Luther King
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving and the day following
- Christmas