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Sterile Processing Technician Programs for Kentucky Residents

Where Can Kentucky Residents Get Sterile Processing Technician Training?

Kentucky residents train through an online or hybrid program or at a campus in a nearby state. 3 fully online programs are listed below, and the closest campuses are in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. Medical equipment preparers in Kentucky earn a median of $46,880 a year (BLS, May 2025).

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Online Sterile Processing Technician Programs for Kentucky Residents

Online coursework still leads to hands-on hours in a real department: the CRCST requires 400 of them. Check where each program places you for clinicals before you apply.

ProgramFormatLengthClinical hoursCost
Kishwaukee College: online program pageMalta, ILOnline16 weeks$1,300published total, 2026-27
Herzing University-Madison: online program pageMadison, WIOnline43 weeksIncluded$530per credit, 2026-27
Lehman College: online program pageBronx, NYOnline80 hoursIncluded

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Sterile Processing Technician Certification in Kentucky

No Kentucky law in force requires sterile processing certification, so the requirement comes from employers. Many hospitals hire for, or ask new technicians to earn, HSPA's CRCST (the central service technician credential) or CBSPD's CSPDT. Full CRCST certification needs 400 hands-on hours in a hospital department; you can test first and hold provisional status while you log them.

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Sterile Processing Technician Salary in Kentucky

bottom tenth
$35,340
median
$46,880
top tenth
$60,410
employed
1,120

Kentucky's median of $46,880 is below the national median of $47,700. Figures are annual wages for medical equipment preparers (SOC 31-9093), the BLS occupation for sterile processing technicians, OEWS May 2025.

Sterile Processing Classes Near Kentucky Cities

Each city page lists the classes you can attend in person within 50 miles, with the distance, plus online options. The number after a city is how many programs are that close; a city without one shows the closest schools instead.

Questions About Sterile Processing Technician Programs in Kentucky

How Do You Become a Sterile Processing Technician in Kentucky?

Finish a training program, online or in a nearby state, log hands-on hours in a hospital, and pass a certification exam: HSPA's CRCST, which needs 400 hands-on hours for full certification, or CBSPD's CSPDT. Kentucky has no certification law in force, but many hospitals hire for the CRCST. Every step in order.

How Much Do Sterile Processing Technicians Make in Kentucky?

The median for medical equipment preparers in Kentucky is $46,880 a year, with the bottom tenth earning $35,340 and the top tenth $60,410, across 1,120 jobs (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,700. Pay in every state.

Can Kentucky Residents Train Online?

Partly. 3 programs put all coursework online, and many programs are hybrid, but the CRCST's 400 hands-on hours happen in a real hospital department. Online program rankings.

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Sources

  1. Official program pages of the schools listed, reviewed November 2026
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers, state estimates

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