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Sterile processing technician training in Arizona

4 sterile processing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Arizona has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Medical equipment preparers, with job titles such as sterile processing technician, clean and sterilize surgical instruments and other healthcare equipment and assemble instrument trays. The job usually asks for a high school diploma or equivalent and a few days to a year of on-the-job training, though some employers ask for a postsecondary certificate.1

In Arizona, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 4 programs here are sterile processing technician course (2 programs) and sterile processing certificate or diploma (2 programs).

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Arizona?

$7,675 to $14,993

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 4 programs report it
Length
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Arizona may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Arizona?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 4 sterile processing programs in Arizona approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technician

    Pima Medical Institute

    Phoenix

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pima Medical Institute, PhoenixSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,534

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Sterile Processing Technician at Pima Medical Institute
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Pima Medical Institute
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $782
    Students counted
    104
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,534
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    School website, Sterile Processing Technician at Pima Medical Institute

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing

    East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)

    Mesa

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT), MesaSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,675
    More details about Sterile Processing at East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $325
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,675

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diploma - Sterile Processing

    Brookline College

    Based in Tucson, AZ

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Brookline College, based in Tucson, AZSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,993
    Program website, Diploma - Sterile Processing at Brookline College
    More details about Diploma - Sterile Processing at Brookline College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    42 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,993
    Program website, Diploma - Sterile Processing at Brookline College

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technician

    Brookline College

    Tempe

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Brookline College, TempeSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,993
    School website, Sterile Processing Technician at Brookline College
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Brookline College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    42 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,993
    School website, Sterile Processing Technician at Brookline College

How to pay for sterile processing training in Arizona

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Arizona

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for sterile processing training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for sterile processing training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Arizona

How sterile processing training compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Arizona

Where the Arizona sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Arizona sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Arizona approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Arizona offers.

How the prices and results of Arizona sterile processing programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about sterile processing training in Arizona

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  1. US Department of Labor, O*NET OnLine: Medical Equipment Preparers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List