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Sterile processing program at Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM · Public 2-year · (505) 224-3000 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 36
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $38,675
- Typical pay for medical equipment preparersBLS OEWS May 2025, Albuquerque, NM
- $36,820
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Central New Mexico Community College awarded 36 sterile processing credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 10 career program of 20 we list.
On New Mexico's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Technology- Sterile Processing Technician CertificateSterile Processing Technician, Certificate of Achievement · In person · CIP 51.1012 | $435+ $732 books | 16 weeks, 6 hours a week | 100% | 79.7% | $8,427 | 92 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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