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Sterile Processing Programs in the Seattle area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
Programs
3
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$61,870
medical equipment preparers, BLS May 2025
Sterile Processing Programs in the Seattle area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Seattle
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.4 miles, farthest 19.0 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 30 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 17 sterile processing awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 3 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $61,870 median for medical equipment preparers ($29.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,180 to $81,240; 910 employed in the metro area; Washington median $58,830 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Sterile processing programs, nearest to Seattle first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton Technical CollegeWIOA list | Renton | Certificate | 2 | 8.4 |
| Seattle Central CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | 0 | 13.1 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | 15 | 19.0 |
- 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them Sterile processing.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill