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Sterile Processing Programs in California
Colleges and schools: 5
Programs
8
all sources
Median pay
$61,370
medical equipment preparers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $47,700
Middle program cost
$5,213
6 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
8
Sterile processing programs, U.S. DOL file
Sterile Processing Programs in California: the figures
- Programs we list
- 8 in California: 5 at colleges and schools, 3 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 0 public and 5 private; 155 sterile processing completions in 2023-24 at the 3 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $5,213 in California, from $3,600 to $17,042, across 6 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $61,370 a year for medical equipment preparers in California, against $47,700 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them sterile processing.
- WIOA results
- 8 sterile processing programs on California's list; middle values: 81.5% of students who exited completed (5 programs report it); 60.1% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $8,927 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 2 California metro areas have a page; the largest list, San Francisco, has 4 programs.
By metro area
- San Francisco area4 programs · median pay $82,140
- Los Angeles area3 programs · median pay $59,520
Every sterile processing program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast College | Salinas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | North Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeWIOA list | Antioch | Certificate | $11,087 | 5 months | 107 |
| Dental Tech LLCWIOA list | Vallejo | WIOA list only | $3,600 | Not reported | |
| Glendale Career College | Glendale | Certificate | $17,042 | 8 months | 33 |
| Medtek College HaywardWIOA list | Hayward | WIOA list only | $3,725 | Not reported | |
| Premiere Career College | Irwindale | Certificate | $5,213 | 7 months | 15 |
| Silicon Valley Surgi-Tech Institute dba SVSTIWIOA list | Milpitas, Ca | WIOA list only | $3,750 | Not reported |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, California, read October 8, 2026.
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