Miami, Florida
There are 4 sterile processing technician programs near Miami within 50 miles, at Lindsey Hopkins Technical College, Miami Dade College, Concorde Career Institute-Miramar and Atlantic Technical College. Lindsey Hopkins Technical College and Miami Dade College train students in Miami itself. The highest-scoring program nearby is at Atlantic Technical College, 32 miles away. Technicians in Florida earn a median of $45,890 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College (public) runs this on campus certificate (650 hours). Evening classes are offered. It ranks 13 of 13 in Florida with a score of 6.
Miami Dade College (public) runs this on campus certificate (8 months (2 semesters)). Clinical: Clinical placement at a facility in Miami-Dade County within STS 0013 Central Sterile Processing Technician (410 hours). Evening classes are offered. It ranks 12 of 13 in Florida with a score of 25.
| Pick | Program | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Atlantic Technical College: Central Sterile Processing TechnologyCoconut Creek · Certificate · 26 weeks · $2,236 | 32 mi | 53 |
| Fastest | Miami Dade College: Central Sterile Processing Technician Career Technical CertificateMiami · Certificate · 35 weeks | 1 mi | 25 |
| Best for working adults | Lindsey Hopkins Technical College: Central Sterile Processing TechnologyMiami · Certificate | 1 mi | 6 |
Score out of 100 from hands-on hours, certification prep, published cost and federal completions; how programs are scored.
| Program | Distance | Format | Length | Clinical hours | Cost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College: Central Sterile Processing TechnologyMiami, FL | 1 mi | On campus | 650 hours | $2.56 | 6 | |
| Miami Dade College: Central Sterile Processing Technician Career Technical CertificateMiami, FL | 1 mi | On campus | 35 weeks | Included | 25 | |
| Concorde Career Institute-Miramar: Sterile Processing Technician (Diploma)Miramar, FL | 15 mi | 25 | ||||
| Atlantic Technical College: Central Sterile Processing TechnologyCoconut Creek, FL | 32 mi | On campus | 26 weeks | Included | $2,236 | 53 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Miami to the school (IPEDS or Census coordinates). Program facts from each school's own pages, November 2026; blank cells: the school's pages don't give that figure.
| Program | Format | Distance | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman College: Sterile Processing Technician (STR100) | Online | ||
| Kishwaukee College: Sterile Processing Technician (CE 086) | Online | $1,300 | |
| Herzing University-Madison: Diploma in Sterile Processing | Online | $530 |
1 miles: the certificate at Lindsey Hopkins Technical College in Miami. 4 programs are within 50 miles in all.
Atlantic Technical College publishes $2,236.
Atlantic Technical College's certificate, at 26 weeks, 32 miles from Miami.
Yes: Lindsey Hopkins Technical College and Miami Dade College offer evening or weekend classes within 50 miles.
Florida has no certification law in force, but many hospitals hire for HSPA's CRCST, which needs 400 hands-on hours for full certification. How the CRCST works.
A median of $45,890 a year statewide, from $35,630 at the bottom tenth to $62,000 at the top (BLS OEWS May 2025, medical equipment preparers).
Best sterile processing technician programs in Florida: every local program ranked by score, with the certification rules and pay.
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Every program on this site was checked on the school's own website in November 2026. Clinical hours, exam prep and fees are shown as each school states them. Certification rules come from HSPA and CBSPD's own pages, and school completions from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) data. Sponsored listings are labeled as ads and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs