Sterile processing technician training in Alabama

1 sterile processing program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this sterile processing program, and Alabama has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Medical equipment preparers, with job titles such as sterile processing technician, clean and sterilize surgical instruments and other healthcare equipment and assemble instrument trays. The job usually asks for a high school diploma or equivalent and a few days to a year of on-the-job training, though some employers ask for a postsecondary certificate.¹

In Alabama, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Alabama?

$1,795

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 61%
Working 6 months later: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Length: Not reported; The program doesn't report it

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alabama may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Alabama?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 10 people at this program.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $1,795.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

The one sterile processing program in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Sterile processing technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Sterile Processing Technician
Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Jefferson State Community College, BirminghamSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,795
10 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Jefferson State Community College
More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Jefferson State Community College
Finished
61%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$520
Students counted
172
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,795
students trained with WIOA funding
10
Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Jefferson State Community College

How to pay for sterile processing training in Alabama

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Alabama

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for sterile processing training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for sterile processing training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Alabama

How sterile processing training compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Alabama

Where the Alabama sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Alabama sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Alabama approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alabama offers.

How the prices and results of Alabama sterile processing programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

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Sterile processing technician training in Alabama

How much does sterile processing training cost in Alabama?

Is there free sterile processing training in Alabama?

The one sterile processing program in Alabama approved for WIOA funding