Looking for a way into the medical field? Becoming a sterile processing technician is a great first step. You’ll sterilize and prepare surgical tools, maintain clean operating rooms, and help prevent contamination. Most technicians work in hospitals, clinics, or doctors’ offices—keeping medical teams and patients safe every day. Ready to begin? Enroll in the Sterile Processing Technician program today!
Sterile Processing at a Glance
4 months to complete1
$3,240 tuition2
- El Centro3
What Can I Study?
I Want to Go to Work
Can I Get a Job?
Dallas College offers a variety of certificates and degrees to help you gain the skills you need to start working right away.
- These credentials are often considered Career and Technical Education (CTE).
- These credentials are established with the assistance and cooperation of representatives from local business, to meet local and regional employment needs.
- Higher level certificates and degrees will typically lead to a higher salary in the workforce.
- Workforce (CE) Certificates can often be completed faster than traditional credit certificates but typically do not offer college credit.
- Level 1, Level 2, Enhanced Skills certificates and others, offer college credit and are often stackable to help you build skills as you work towards an Associate Degree.
- Workforce credentials may give you college credit at Dallas College, but they may not transfer to other colleges or universities.
If you're unsure if this is the right path for you, you can talk to a Pathway Specialist for advice.
Pathway Specialist
- 972-669-6400
- PathwaySpecialist@DallasCollege.edu
What Can I Earn? Will There Be Plenty of Jobs?
With training on how to stock, sterilize and prepare medical equipment, you can get started in the growing health care field. Check out a few of the incredible career opportunities you’ll be ready for. Your future starts here!
Medical Equipment Preparers
$24/hr
Median Salary
167
Job Openings
+20%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Critical Thinking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Operations Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Troubleshooting
- Active Learning
- Coordination
All jobs data gathered for Dallas/Fort Worth. Source: Dallas College Labor Market Intelligence and Lightcast4.
The Sterile Processing program has its own admissions process, timeline and requirements. Visit the School of Health Sciences Information Packets and Sessions page to view the Sterile Processing information packets.
Find Out More About Sterile Processing
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1Length of time is based on catalog degree plans. Prerequisites may be required, which are not included in this estimate. For most programs, full-time student status is assumed, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
2Cost is based on tuition rates for program hours for Dallas County residents. The price of most required learning materials (books, software, supplies, etc.) is included with the price of tuition. Visit our Paying for College site to learn more about cost, financial aid, scholarships and more.
3Each location offers a unique combination of certificate and degree options. Not all degree and certificate offerings are available for admission/start at all campuses every semester.
4A portion of Lightcast’s data comes from O*NET Online by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Lightcast has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
HB1508 Notice
This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible.
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