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Sterile processing technician training in Nevada

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

4 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Nevada 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 Nevada, 1 of the 4 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 4 programs here are sterile processing certificate or diploma (2 programs) and sterile processing technician course (2 programs).

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Nevada?

$1,209 to $3,120

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

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 4 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 4 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 4 programs report it
Length
Not enough data
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 Nevada may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Nevada?

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

All 4 sterile processing programs in Nevada approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Sterile Processing Technician Skills Certificate

    Truckee Meadows Community College

    Reno

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Truckee Meadows Community College, RenoSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,209
    School website, Sterile Processing Technician Skills Certificate at Truckee Meadows Community College
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician Skills Certificate at Truckee Meadows Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $165
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,209
    School website, Sterile Processing Technician Skills Certificate at Truckee Meadows Community College

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Technician, SC

    College of Southern Nevada

    Las Vegas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College of Southern Nevada, Las VegasSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,266
    School website, Central Sterile Technician, SC at College of Southern Nevada
    More details about Central Sterile Technician, SC at College of Southern Nevada
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 49 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,266
    School website, Central Sterile Technician, SC at College of Southern Nevada

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technician

    Western Nevada College

    Based in Carson City, NV

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nevada College, based in Carson City, NVSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,795
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Western Nevada College
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Western Nevada College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,795
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Western Nevada College

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technician (Voucher Included)

    Vegas PBS/CCSD

    Based in Las Vegas, NV

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Vegas PBS/CCSD, based in Las Vegas, NVSterile processing technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,120
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technician (Voucher Included) at Vegas PBS/CCSD
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician (Voucher Included) at Vegas PBS/CCSD
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $275
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,120
    Program website, Sterile Processing Technician (Voucher Included) at Vegas PBS/CCSD

How to pay for sterile processing training in Nevada

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Nevada

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 Reno, Las Vegas and other Nevada cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 programs are online.

Other training in Nevada

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

Where the Nevada sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Nevada sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Nevada 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 Nevada offers.

How the prices and results of Nevada 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 Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about sterile processing training in Nevada

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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