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Sterile processing technician training in Minnesota

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

3 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 3 are the same kind of program: sterile processing certificate or diploma.

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Minnesota?

$1,599 to $4,996

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
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3 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 Minnesota may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Minnesota?

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

All 3 sterile processing programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing

    Anoka Technical College

    Anoka

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka Technical College, AnokaSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,700
    Price if you pay yourself$4,815
    Program website, Sterile Processing at Anoka Technical College
    More details about Sterile Processing at Anoka Technical College
    Finished
    58%
    Working at 6 months
    81%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,920
    Length
    30 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    527
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,815
    Program website, Sterile Processing at Anoka Technical College

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing

    Saint Paul College

    St. Paul

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Saint Paul College, St. PaulSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,996
    Program website, Sterile Processing at Saint Paul College
    More details about Sterile Processing at Saint Paul College
    Finished
    42%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,189
    Length
    60 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    454
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,996
    Program website, Sterile Processing at Saint Paul College

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Services Technician

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College

    Minneapolis

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College, MinneapolisSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,500
    Price if you pay yourself$1,599
    Program website, Central Services Technician at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
    More details about Central Services Technician at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,618
    Length
    30 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    154
    Earned a year, estimated
    $30,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,599
    Program website, Central Services Technician at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

How to pay for sterile processing training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Minnesota

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 Minnesota

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

Where the Minnesota sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Minnesota sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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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