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Sterile processing technician training in Georgia

4 sterile processing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Georgia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each 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 Georgia, 1 of the 4 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 2 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 4 programs here are sterile processing certificate or diploma (3 programs) and sterile processing technician course (1 program).

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Georgia?

$1,801 to $3,800

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
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4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free sterile processing training in Georgia?

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

All 4 sterile processing programs in Georgia approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personPrerequisite courses

    Central Processing Technician Cert--Cf71

    Gwinnett Technical College

    Lawrenceville

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Gwinnett Technical College, LawrencevilleSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$33,100
    Price if you pay yourself$1,801
    More details about Central Processing Technician Cert--Cf71 at Gwinnett Technical College
    Finished
    31%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,276
    Length
    20 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $474
    Students counted
    64
    Earned a year, estimated
    $33,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,801

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technian

    Singleton Surgical Institute, LLC.

    East Point

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Singleton Surgical Institute, LLC., East PointSterile processing technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,900
    Price if you pay yourself$3,800

    17 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Sterile Processing Technian at Singleton Surgical Institute, LLC.
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    90%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,726
    Length
    12 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $165
    Students counted
    53
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,800
    students trained with WIOA funding
    17

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Central Sterile Processing Technician--Cs91

    Savannah Technical College

    Savannah

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Savannah Technical College, SavannahSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,104
    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician--Cs91 at Savannah Technical College
    More details about Central Sterile Processing Technician--Cs91 at Savannah Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $520
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,104
    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician--Cs91 at Savannah Technical College

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician Certificate--CS21

    Lanier Technical College

    Gainesville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lanier Technical College, GainesvilleSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,726
    School website, Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician Certificate--CS21 at Lanier Technical College
    More details about Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician Certificate--CS21 at Lanier Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $235
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,726
    School website, Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician Certificate--CS21 at Lanier Technical College

How to pay for sterile processing training in Georgia

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Georgia

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.

Sterile processing technician training in Atlanta, Savannah, Gainesville and other Georgia cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Georgia

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

Where the Georgia sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Georgia sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Georgia 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 Georgia offers.

How the prices and results of Georgia 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.

Sources for the facts about sterile processing training in Georgia

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  1. US Department of Labor, O*NET OnLine: Medical Equipment Preparers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List