Sterile processing technicians support all patient care services in a health care facility. They are responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing and distributing the medical devices and supplies needed in patient care, especially during surgery. These skilled professionals are essential to patient care. Doctors, surgeons and other medical staff rely on sterile processing technicians to thoroughly clean and prepare equipment to provide exceptional and safe patient care.

In our online, non-credit short-term Sterile Processing Technician program, you will:

• Train with industry professionals to learn best practices in the field 
• Gain the professional skills needed to function as a technician in one semester
• Learn the foundations of anatomy and physiology, microbiology, infection control and protocols for decontamination of surgical instruments
• Prepare to pass the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) Sterile Processing and Distribution (SPD) Technician certification exam and become actively employed as a sterile processing technician

Spring 2026 sessions