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Sterile processing technician training in Connecticut

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

9 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Connecticut 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 Connecticut, 1 of the 9 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 8 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

All 9 are the same kind of program: sterile processing technician course.

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Connecticut?

$1,736 to $2,575 is what most sterile processing programs in Connecticut cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $1,424 to $3,595

In the typical program

Finished the program
91%
Working 6 months later
82%
Earned a year, estimated
about $32,500
Length
10 to 15 weeks

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

Is there free sterile processing training in Connecticut?

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

All 9 sterile processing programs in Connecticut approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Processing Technician

    Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center

    Based in Meriden, CT

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center, based in Meriden, CTSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,500
    Price if you pay yourself$1,424
    Program website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center
    More details about Central Sterile Processing Technician at Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,884
    Length
    8 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $40
    Students counted
    1,872
    Earned a year, estimated
    $31,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,424
    Program website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Middlesex Community College - Meriden Center

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Central Sterile Processing Technician

    Housatonic Community College

    Bridgeport

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Housatonic Community College, BridgeportSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$38,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,009

    19 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Housatonic Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Processing Technician at Housatonic Community College
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,530
    Length
    10 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $128
    Students counted
    188
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,009
    students trained with WIOA funding
    19
    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Housatonic Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Processing Technician

    Naugatuck Valley Community College

    Waterbury

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Naugatuck Valley Community College, WaterburySterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,578

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Naugatuck Valley Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Processing Technician at Naugatuck Valley Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    81%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,433
    Length
    15 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    163
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,578
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Naugatuck Valley Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Processing Technician

    Tunxis Community College

    Farmington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tunxis Community College, FarmingtonSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,800
    Price if you pay yourself$2,503

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Tunxis Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Processing Technician at Tunxis Community College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,711
    Length
    15 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    112
    Earned a year, estimated
    $30,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,503
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Tunxis Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Sterilization Technician

    Asnuntuck Community College

    Enfield

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Asnuntuck Community College, EnfieldSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,400
    Price if you pay yourself$2,575

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Certified Sterilization Technician at Asnuntuck Community College
    More details about Certified Sterilization Technician at Asnuntuck Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,344
    Length
    15 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    86
    Earned a year, estimated
    $33,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,575
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    School website, Certified Sterilization Technician at Asnuntuck Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Processing Technician

    Three Rivers Community College

    Norwich

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Three Rivers Community College, NorwichSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,724
    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Three Rivers Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Processing Technician at Three Rivers Community College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    91%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,300
    Length
    15 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    39
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,724
    School website, Central Sterile Processing Technician at Three Rivers Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Processing

    CT State Community College

    New Britain

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CT State Community College, New BritainSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,736

    19 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Central Sterile Processing at CT State Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Processing at CT State Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $263
    Students counted
    299
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,736
    students trained with WIOA funding
    19
    Program website, Central Sterile Processing at CT State Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Central Sterile Supply Training Program

    Gateway Community College

    New Haven

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Gateway Community College, New HavenSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,825
    School website, Central Sterile Supply Training Program at Gateway Community College
    More details about Central Sterile Supply Training Program at Gateway Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $195
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,825
    School website, Central Sterile Supply Training Program at Gateway Community College

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing Technician

    Mitchell College

    Based in New London, CT

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mitchell College, based in New London, CTSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,595
    More details about Sterile Processing Technician at Mitchell College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,595

How to pay for sterile processing training in Connecticut

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Connecticut

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.

Quick facts: Sterile processing technician training in Connecticut

programs with a price cost under $2,000
4 of 9
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
2nd of 14
sterile processing programs here, against the typical state's 4
9 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the sterile processing training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Other training in Connecticut

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

Where the Connecticut sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Connecticut sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Connecticut 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 Connecticut offers.

How the prices and results of Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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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