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Sterile processing technician training in Massachusetts

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

6 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, all 8 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 8 programs here are sterile processing technician course (7 programs) and sterile processing certificate or diploma (1 program).

See the 8 programs

How much does sterile processing training cost in Massachusetts?

$1,862 to $5,000 is what most sterile processing programs in Massachusetts cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $1,096 to $5,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 8 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 8 programs report it
Length
14 to 24 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 Massachusetts may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Massachusetts?

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

All 8 sterile processing programs in Massachusetts approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Central Processing Technology Certificate

    Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay)

    Wellesley Hills

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay), Wellesley HillsSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,096
    Program website, Central Processing Technology Certificate at Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay)
    More details about Central Processing Technology Certificate at Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,223
    Students counted
    63
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,096
    Program website, Central Processing Technology Certificate at Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay)

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Sterile Processing Technician Certificate

    Quinsigamond Community College

    Worcester

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Quinsigamond Community College, WorcesterSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,359
    School website, Sterile Processing Technician Certificate at Quinsigamond Community College
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician Certificate at Quinsigamond Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    11 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,359
    School website, Sterile Processing Technician Certificate at Quinsigamond Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Central Sterile Processing Technician

    North Shore Community College

    Danvers

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    North Shore Community College, DanversSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,364
    Program website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at North Shore Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Processing Technician at North Shore Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,364
    Program website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at North Shore Community College

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Sterilization Technician

    Asnuntuck Community College

    Enfield, CT

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CTSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Massachusetts; Massachusetts approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,575
    Program website, Sterilization Technician at Asnuntuck Community College
    More details about Sterilization Technician at Asnuntuck Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,575
    Program website, Sterilization Technician at Asnuntuck Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Hospital Central Service Technician (HCST)

    Bci Inc.

    Based in Brookline, MA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Bci Inc., based in Brookline, MASterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Hospital Central Service Technician (HCST) at Bci Inc.
    More details about Hospital Central Service Technician (HCST) at Bci Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000
    Program website, Hospital Central Service Technician (HCST) at Bci Inc.

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST

    Bci Inc.

    Based in Brookline, MA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Bci Inc., based in Brookline, MASterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST at Bci Inc.
    More details about Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST at Bci Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000
    Program website, Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST at Bci Inc.

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST

    Bci Inc.

    Based in Brookline, MA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Bci Inc., based in Brookline, MASterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST at Bci Inc.
    More details about Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST at Bci Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000
    Program website, Hospital Central Service Technician CRCST at Bci Inc.

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Central Sterile Certificate

    Bristol Community College

    Fall River

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Bristol Community College, Fall RiverSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Central Sterile Certificate at Bristol Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Certificate at Bristol Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Central Sterile Certificate at Bristol Community College

How to pay for sterile processing training in Massachusetts

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
5th of 14
sterile processing programs here, against the typical state's 4
8 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 Boston, Worcester, Providence and other Massachusetts cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 3 online.

Other training in Massachusetts

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

Where the Massachusetts sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Massachusetts sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts offers.

How the prices and results of Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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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