Home / Sterile Processing Programs / California / Los Angeles area
Sterile Processing Programs in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
3
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$59,520
medical equipment preparers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5,213
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Sterile Processing Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 2.3 miles, farthest 13.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 3 list one: $5,213 to $17,042 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 8 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 48 sterile processing awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $59,520 median for medical equipment preparers ($28.61 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,680 to $75,800; 3,010 employed in the metro area; California median $61,370 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Sterile processing programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Career College | Glendale | Certificate | $17,042 | 8 months | 33 | 2.3 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | North Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 11.2 |
| Premiere Career College | Irwindale | Certificate | $5,213 | 7 months | 15 | 13.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 8 of them Sterile processing.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- San Francisco area4 programs