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Sterile processing program at Contra Costa Medical Career College
Antioch, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (925) 757-2900 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $11,087
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $600
- Listed cost
- $11,687
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 107
- 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- $82,140
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
Contra Costa Medical Career College awarded 107 sterile processing credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 8 we list. Its listed tuition of $11,087 compares with a California median wage of $61,370 for medical equipment preparers (BLS, May 2025).
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| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterile Processing Technician | $10,710 | 18 | 84.6% | 70.5% | $8,332 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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No other sterile processing program with its own page lies within 50 miles of Antioch.
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