Sterile processing technician training in Utah

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

2 schools offer these sterile processing programs, and Utah 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 Utah, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

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

See the 2 programs

How much does sterile processing training cost in Utah?

$2,897 to $4,000

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program: 58%
Working 6 months later: Left out; Utah's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated: about $36,600
Length: 14 to 60 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 Utah may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Utah?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 3 people at 1 of the 2 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $2,897 to $4,000.

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

All 2 sterile processing programs in Utah approved for WIOA funding

2 programs

Sterile processing technician courseIn personNo diploma needed
Sterile Processing Technology Technician
Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
Lehi
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Mountainland Technical College, All Locations, LehiSterile processing technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$36,600
Price if you pay yourself$2,897
3 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Sterile Processing Technology Technician at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
More details about Sterile Processing Technology Technician at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
Finished
58%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$9,142
Length
60 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$50
Students counted
61
Earned a year, estimated
$36,600
Price if you pay yourself
$2,897
students trained with WIOA funding
3
Program website, Sterile Processing Technology Technician at Mountainland Technical College, All Locations
Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Sterile Processing Technology Technician
Medcerts, Livonia, Michigan
Based in Livonia, MI
High school diploma or equivalent
Medcerts, Livonia, Michigan, based in Livonia, MISterile processing technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
More details about Sterile Processing Technology Technician at Medcerts, Livonia, Michigan
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
14 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,000

How to pay for sterile processing training in Utah

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Utah

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 Utah

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

Where the Utah sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Utah sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Utah 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 Utah offers.

How the prices and results of Utah 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.

How reliable are the Utah figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Utah: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about sterile processing training in Utah

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