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Sterile processing technician training in Louisiana

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

7 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Louisiana 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 Louisiana, all 7 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 7 programs here are sterile processing technician course (4 programs), sterile processing certificate or diploma (2 programs) and sterile processing with surgical tech (1 program).

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Louisiana?

$3,080 to $7,500 is what most sterile processing programs in Louisiana cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $1,279 to $13,420

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
Half of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Most of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
18 to 31 weeks

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

Is there free sterile processing training in Louisiana?

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

All 7 sterile processing programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technology

    Southern University at Shreveport

    Shreveport

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern University at Shreveport, ShreveportSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,900
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technology at Southern University at Shreveport
    More details about Sterile Processing Technology at Southern University at Shreveport
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,722
    Length
    30 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $850
    Students counted
    33
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technology at Southern University at Shreveport

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technician

    Weston Distance Learning

    Based in Fort Collins, CO

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Weston Distance Learning, based in Fort Collins, COSterile processing technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,279
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Weston Distance Learning
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    11 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,079
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,279

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technology

    SOWELA Technical Community College

    Lake Charles

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake CharlesSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College
    More details about Sterile Processing Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technology at SOWELA Technical Community College

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technology/Technician

    Fletcher Technical Community College

    Schriever

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fletcher Technical Community College, SchrieverSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,159
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technology/Technician at Fletcher Technical Community College
    More details about Sterile Processing Technology/Technician at Fletcher Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $910
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,159
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technology/Technician at Fletcher Technical Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technician

    Southern University at Baton Rouge - Continuing Education

    Based in Baton Rouge, LA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern University at Baton Rouge - Continuing Education, based in Baton Rouge, LASterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,199
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Southern University at Baton Rouge - Continuing Education
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Southern University at Baton Rouge - Continuing Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    38 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,199
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Southern University at Baton Rouge - Continuing Education

  • Sterile processing with surgical techHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diploma in Sterile Processing/Surgical Technologists

    River Parishes Institute, LLC

    Gonzales

    High school diploma or equivalent

    River Parishes Institute, LLC, GonzalesSterile processing with surgical techHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,000
    School website, Diploma in Sterile Processing/Surgical Technologists at River Parishes Institute, LLC
    More details about Diploma in Sterile Processing/Surgical Technologists at River Parishes Institute, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,050
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,000
    School website, Diploma in Sterile Processing/Surgical Technologists at River Parishes Institute, LLC

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diploma in Sterile Processing

    Herzing University

    Based in Metairie, LA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Herzing University, based in Metairie, LASterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,420
    Program website, Diploma in Sterile Processing at Herzing University
    More details about Diploma in Sterile Processing at Herzing University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,420
    Program website, Diploma in Sterile Processing at Herzing University

How to pay for sterile processing training in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Louisiana

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.

Quick facts: Sterile processing technician training in Louisiana

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
8th of 14
sterile processing programs here, against the typical state's 4
7 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the sterile processing training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Sterile processing technician training in Shreveport, Lake Charles, Houma and other Louisiana cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 programs are online.

Other training in Louisiana

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

Where the Louisiana sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Louisiana sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.

How the prices and results of Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about sterile processing training in Louisiana

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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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns