Sterile Processing Programs in the Tampa area

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,180

medical equipment preparers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,898

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Sterile Processing Programs in the Tampa area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Tampa: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.0 miles, farthest 12.1 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $1,898 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 7 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 59 sterile processing awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $47,180 median for medical equipment preparers ($22.69 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,950 to $75,920; 920 employed in the metro area; Florida median $45,890 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa	Tampa	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	26	5.0
H W Brewster Technical College	Tampa	Certificate	$1,898	7 months	22	7.3
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	12.1

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 5 of them Sterile processing.
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