Huntington Park, California
There are 13 sterile processing technician programs near Huntington Park within 50 miles, at Prestige Career College, Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health, Glendale Career College, El Camino College and others. Prestige Career College trains students in Huntington Park itself, ranked 8 of 19 in California. The highest-scoring program nearby is at Integrity College of Health, 14 miles away. Technicians in California earn a median of $61,370 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Prestige Career College runs this hybrid diploma (31 weeks). Clinical: 400-hour clinical externship in an approved facility. It ranks 8 of 19 in California with a score of 58.
| Pick | Program | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Integrity College of Health: Sterile Processing TechnicianPasadena · Certificate · 32 weeks | 14 mi | 83 |
| Best for the CRCST's 400 hours | High Desert Medical College-Lancaster: Sterile Processing TechnicianLancaster · Certificate · 32 weeks | 49 mi | 83 |
| Lowest published cost | Central Sterilization Solutions: In-Person CRCST Class (Sterile Processing Technician)Corona · Non-credit course · 35 weeks · $1,599 | 38 mi | 55 |
| Fastest | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health: Central Service Technician Certification Training ProgramLos Angeles · Non-credit course · 7 weeks | 6 mi | 25 |
| Best online or hybrid | Premiere Career College: Hospital Central Service TechnicianIrwindale · Diploma · 30 weeks · $12,000 | 15 mi | 64 |
Score out of 100 from hands-on hours, certification prep, published cost and federal completions; how programs are scored.
Straight-line distance from the centre of Huntington Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Desert Medical College-Temecula: Sterile Processing Technician | Hybrid | 71 mi | |
| Herzing University-Madison: Diploma in Sterile Processing | Online | $530 | |
| Kishwaukee College: Sterile Processing Technician (CE 086) | Online | $1,300 | |
| Lehman College: Sterile Processing Technician (STR100) | Online |
It's in Huntington Park itself: the diploma at Prestige Career College in Huntington Park. 13 programs are within 50 miles in all.
Published prices run from $1,599 at Central Sterilization Solutions to $12,000 at Premiere Career College.
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health's course, at 7 weeks, 6 miles from Huntington Park.
Yes: Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health, Southern California Regional Occupational Center, Martinson College, Central Sterilization Solutions and High Desert Medical College-Lancaster offer evening or weekend classes within 50 miles.
California 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 $61,370 a year statewide, from $43,680 at the bottom tenth to $85,240 at the top (BLS OEWS May 2025, medical equipment preparers).
Best sterile processing technician programs in California: 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