I am requesting that the NCCT-Tech in Surg Certification exam remain as a valid option for Surgical Tech graduates. As a former Librarian at Chest Career College, I saw many well-trained, qualified Surgical Tech graduates with NCCT certification successfully launch careers in their field. Removing NCCT certification qualifications would negatively impact these surgical tech students by denying them the right to employment, which they are trained and qualified to do. Offering students the opportunity to choose either NCCT certification or NBSTSA certification - both of which are equally accredited by NCCA - benefits students, businesses, and the accreditation institutions themselves by removing the risk of one group having a monopoly over the industry.