Sterile Processing Programs in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$82,140

medical equipment preparers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,600

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Sterile Processing Programs in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Francisco: none within 10 miles; nearest 12.5 miles, farthest 25.1 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 4 list one: $3,600 to $11,087, middle $3,750 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 5 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 7 to 18 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 107 sterile processing awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 4 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 83% (3 report it)
Pay here: $82,140 median for medical equipment preparers ($39.49 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $57,630 to $95,670; 1,070 employed in the metro area; California median $61,370 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Medtek College HaywardWIOA list	Hayward	WIOA list only	$3,725	Not reported		12.5
Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeWIOA list	Antioch	Certificate	$11,087	5 months	107	17.6
Silicon Valley Surgi-Tech Institute dba SVSTIWIOA list	Milpitas, Ca	WIOA list only	$3,750	Not reported		24.8
Dental Tech LLCWIOA list	Vallejo	WIOA list only	$3,600	Not reported		25.1

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
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