A program that prepares individuals to clean, sterilize, and assemble surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies for use in operating rooms and other medical and surgical facilities. Includes instruction in sterilization; infection control; decontamination; and surgical instrumentation processing, distribution, and record-keeping.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contra Costa Medical Career College | 81 | 17% | N/A |
| 2 | Berkeley College-Woodland Park | 76 | 6% | $25,900 |
| 3 | Martinsburg College | 64 | 6% | N/A |
| 4 | Fortis College | 59 | 34% | N/A |
| 5 | Anoka Technical College | 50 | 7% | $6,784 |
| 6 | Premiere Career College | 49 | 24% | N/A |
| 7 | Fortis College-Grand Prairie | 41 | 37% | N/A |
| 8 | Massachusetts Bay Community College | 40 | 6% | $6,688 |
| 9 | Central New Mexico Community College | 38 | 0% | $3,066 |
| 10 | Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix | 36 | 7% | N/A |
| 11 | College of DuPage | 33 | 1% | $5,464 |
| 12 | Fortis Institute | 30 | 13% | N/A |
| 13 | Washtenaw Community College | 29 | 1% | $3,528 |
| 14 | Iowa Western Community College | 29 | 2% | $19,166 |
| 15 | Medical Career Institute | 27 | 29% | N/A |
| 16 | Glendale Career College | 26 | 13% | $15,049 |
| 17 | Clover Park Technical College | 23 | 1% | $6,580 |
| 18 | Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque West | 19 | 21% | N/A |
| 19 | Southeast Technical Institute | 18 | 2% | $20,540 |
| 20 | Greenville Technical College | 18 | 1% | $5,780 |
| 21 | Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | 18 | 4% | N/A |
| 22 | Nashville State Community College | 17 | 1% | $5,703 |
| 23 | Fortis College-Orange Park | 16 | 9% | $16,335 |
| 24 | Baker College | 15 | 0% | $21,000 |
| 25 | Stautzenberger College-Brecksville | 15 | 8% | $14,918 |
| 26 | Lincoln Land Community College | 15 | 1% | $4,284 |
| 27 | Stark State College | 15 | 1% | $5,170 |
| 28 | Sinclair Community College | 14 | 0% | $3,830 |
| 29 | Pima Medical Institute-Denver | 14 | 3% | N/A |
| 30 | Seattle Central College | 14 | 1% | $4,494 |
| 31 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 13 | 1% | $6,796 |
| 32 | East Valley Institute of Technology | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 33 | Waukesha County Technical College | 10 | 1% | $6,365 |
| 34 | Ivy Tech Community College | 8 | 0% | $5,788 |
| 35 | Southern University at Shreveport | 8 | 3% | $21,212 |
| 36 | Davidson County Community College | 8 | 1% | $4,468 |
| 37 | Rogue Community College | 8 | 1% | $5,724 |
| 38 | Saint Paul College | 7 | 0% | $6,761 |
| 39 | Aims Community College | 7 | 0% | $3,310 |
| 40 | Renton Technical College | 7 | 1% | $6,336 |
| 41 | Fortis Institute-Baltimore | 7 | 9% | $20,497 |
| 42 | Columbia Basin College | 7 | 0% | $18,068 |
| 43 | Western Technical College | 7 | 0% | $16,315 |
| 44 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | 6 | 0% | $4,632 |
| 45 | Fortis College-Richmond | 6 | 3% | $15,672 |
| 46 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 6 | 0% | $6,324 |
| 47 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | 5 | 0% | $3,964 |
| 48 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 4 | 0% | $7,039 |
| 49 | Mid-State Technical College | 3 | 0% | $6,392 |
| 50 | Miami Valley Career Technology Center | 3 | 1% | N/A |
| 51 | Eastern Gateway Community College | 2 | 0% | $5,076 |
| 52 | Laramie County Community College | 1 | 0% | $14,210 |
| 53 | Bellingham Technical College | 1 | 0% | $4,680 |
| 54 | Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | 1 | 0% | $5,692 |
| 55 | Metro Technology Centers | 1 | 0% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Sterile Processing Technology/Technician program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.