Sterile processing technician training in Pennsylvania

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

3 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 2 of the 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

All 3 are the same kind of program: sterile processing technician course.

See the 3 programs

How much does sterile processing training cost in Pennsylvania?

$2,944 to $4,000

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

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 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Length: Not enough data; 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 Pennsylvania may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Pennsylvania?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 14 people at 1 of the 3 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $2,944 to $4,000.

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

All 3 sterile processing programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Sterile processing technician courseIn personEducation and courses
Sterile Processing Technician
JEVS EduConnect
Philadelphia
Education and courses
JEVS EduConnect, PhiladelphiaSterile processing technician courseIn person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,750
14 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Sterile Processing Technician at JEVS EduConnect
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 9 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$530
Students counted
18
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$3,750
students trained with WIOA funding
14
Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Central Service Technician Certificate
Community College Allegheny County
Based in Monroeville, PA
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Community College Allegheny County, based in Monroeville, PASterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,944
Program website, Central Service Technician Certificate at Community College Allegheny County
More details about Central Service Technician Certificate at Community College Allegheny County
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$800
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$2,944
Program website, Central Service Technician Certificate at Community College Allegheny County
Sterile processing technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Sterile Processing Technician
Medcerts LLC
Livonia, MI
High school diploma or equivalent
Medcerts LLC, Livonia, MISterile processing technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Classes are outside Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Medcerts LLC
More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Medcerts LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
14 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,000
Program website, Sterile Processing Technician at Medcerts LLC

How to pay for sterile processing training in Pennsylvania

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Pennsylvania

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 Philadelphia, Detroit and other Pennsylvania cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 program is online.

Other training in Pennsylvania

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

Where the Pennsylvania sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania offers.

How the prices and results of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: 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 Pennsylvania

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Sterile processing technician training in Pennsylvania

How much does sterile processing training cost in Pennsylvania?

Is there free sterile processing training in Pennsylvania?

All 3 sterile processing programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding