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Sterile Processing Programs in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area
Programs
5
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$48,630
medical equipment preparers, BLS May 2025
Sterile Processing Programs in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Chicago
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.2 miles, farthest 14.6 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 32 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 88 sterile processing awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 5 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $48,630 median for medical equipment preparers ($23.38 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,460 to $71,240; 2,140 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $48,050 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Sterile processing programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton College | River Grove | Certificate | 24 | 4.2 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | 7 | 7.3 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | 26 | 11.9 |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Certificate | 16 | 12.4 |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | Certificate | 15 | 14.6 |
- 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, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 3 of them Sterile processing.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill