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Sterile processing technician training in Wisconsin

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

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

By kind, the 2 programs here are sterile processing technician course (1 program) and sterile processing certificate or diploma (1 program).

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How much does sterile processing training cost in Wisconsin?

$899 to $1,286

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

These two programs

Finished the program
36% to 47%
Working 6 months later
23% to 68%
Earned a year, estimated
about $34,200 to $40,500
Length
16 to 52 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 Wisconsin may also offer sterile processing training. How these figures are made

Is there free sterile processing training in Wisconsin?

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

All 2 sterile processing programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Sterile processing technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Sterile Processing

    Penn Foster

    Based in Scranton, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Penn Foster, based in Scranton, PASterile processing technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,500
    Price if you pay yourself$899
    School website, Sterile Processing at Penn Foster
    More details about Sterile Processing at Penn Foster
    Finished
    47%
    Working at 6 months
    23%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,123
    Length
    52 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    615
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $899
    School website, Sterile Processing at Penn Foster

  • Sterile processing certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Central Service Technician

    Blackhawk Technical College

    Janesville

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Blackhawk Technical College, JanesvilleSterile processing certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$34,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,286
    Program website, Central Service Technician at Blackhawk Technical College
    More details about Central Service Technician at Blackhawk Technical College
    Finished
    36%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,546
    Length
    16 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    42
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,286
    Program website, Central Service Technician at Blackhawk Technical College

How to pay for sterile processing training in Wisconsin

WIOA funding can pay for sterile processing training in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin

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

Where the Wisconsin sterile processing program numbers come from

Which Wisconsin sterile processing programs are on this list?

These are the sterile processing programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.

How the prices and results of Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

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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