Sterile Processing Technology Technician

A program that prepares individuals to clean, sterilize, and assemble surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies for use in operating rooms and other medical and surgical facilities. Includes instruction in sterilization; infection control; decontamination; and surgical instrumentation processing, distribution, and record-keeping.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 83 institutions across the United States, with a total of 4808 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,331

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

2

degrees awarded

Other Awards

3,475

awards given

Top Schools for Sterile Processing Technology Technician

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Contra Costa Medical Career College
Antioch, CA
416
2 Herzing University-Madison
Madison, WI
333
3 Philadelphia Technician Training
Philadelphia, PA
291
4 Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA
248
5 Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
152
6 Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, MI
120
7 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
120
8 Dorsey College-Roseville
Roseville, MI
116
9 Premiere Career College
Irwindale, CA
116
10 Dorsey College
Madison Heights, MI
100
11 Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN
99
12 Fortis College
Houston, TX
96
13 Fortis Institute
Houston, TX
96
14 Parkland College
Champaign, IL
92
15 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
88
16 Anoka Technical College
Anoka, MN
84
17 Glendale Career College
Glendale, CA
81
18 Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA
80
19 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
80
20 Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
78
21 Dorsey College-Woodhaven
Woodhaven, MI
76
22 Concorde Career College-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
76
23 Medical Career Institute
Ocean, NJ
76
24 Antilles School of Technical Careers
San Juan, PR
72
25 Atlantic Technical College
Coconut Creek, FL
72
26 Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN
72
27 Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC
68
28 Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI
60
29 College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
60
30 American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
Piscataway, NJ
56
31 Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
54
32 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, TN
52
33 Delta College
University Center, MI
52
34 Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
52
35 Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA
48
36 Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
45
37 H W Brewster Technical College
Tampa, FL
44
38 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
44
39 East Valley Institute of Technology
Mesa, AZ
44
40 Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA
40
41 Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
36
42 Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
30
43 Fortis College-Orange Park
Orange Park, FL
30
44 Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC
28
45 Gaston College
Dallas, NC
28
46 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
27
47 Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
New York, NY
27
48 Stark State College
North Canton, OH
27
49 Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
24
50 Martinsburg College
Martinsburg, WV
24
51 Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, LA
24
52 Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI
24
53 Davidson-Davie Community College
Thomasville, NC
24
54 Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL
24
55 Brookline College-Tucson
Tucson, AZ
24
56 Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ
21
57 Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN
21
58 Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI
20
59 William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
20
60 Community College of Denver
Denver, CO
20
61 Brookline College-Tempe
Tempe, AZ
18
62 Williams Technical College
Houma, LA
16
63 Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES
Liverpool, NY
16
64 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
16
65 SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA
16
66 Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, FL
16
67 Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV
16
68 Midwestern Career College
Chicago, IL
16
69 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, VA
16
70 Stautzenberger College-Maumee
Maumee, OH
15
71 Fortis College-Richmond
Richmond, VA
15
72 Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
12
73 Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA
8
74 Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
8
75 Lindsey Hopkins Technical College
Miami, FL
8
76 Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
8
77 Renton Technical College
Renton, WA
8
78 Stautzenberger College-Brecksville
Brecksville, OH
6
79 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Logan, WV
6
80 Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI
4
81 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
4
82 Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
4
83 Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, KS
4