Lancaster, California
There are 7 sterile processing technician programs near Lancaster within 50 miles, at High Desert Medical College-Lancaster, Integrity College of Health, Concorde Career College-North Hollywood, Glendale Career College and others. High Desert Medical College-Lancaster trains students in Lancaster itself, ranked 4 of 19 in California. Technicians in California earn a median of $61,370 a year (BLS, May 2025).
High Desert Medical College-Lancaster runs this hybrid certificate (32 weeks). Clinical: 400-hour clinical externship. Evening classes are offered. It ranks 4 of 19 in California with a score of 83.
High Desert Medical College-Lancaster on the California ranking
| Pick | Program | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | High Desert Medical College-Lancaster: Sterile Processing TechnicianLancaster · Certificate · 32 weeks | 0 mi | 83 |
| Best for the CRCST's 400 hours | Integrity College of Health: Sterile Processing TechnicianPasadena · Certificate · 32 weeks | 36 mi | 83 |
| Lowest published cost | Concorde Career College-North Hollywood: Sterile Processing TechnicianNorth Hollywood · Diploma · 22 weeks · $2,891 | 37 mi | 46 |
| Fastest | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health: Central Service Technician Certification Training ProgramLos Angeles · Non-credit course · 7 weeks | 44 mi | 25 |
| Best online or hybrid | Premiere Career College: Hospital Central Service TechnicianIrwindale · Diploma · 30 weeks · $12,000 | 44 mi | 64 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Desert Medical College-Lancaster: Sterile Processing TechnicianLancaster, CA | 0 mi | Hybrid | 32 weeks | 400 | 83 | |
| Integrity College of Health: Sterile Processing TechnicianPasadena, CA | 36 mi | Hybrid | 32 weeks | 400 | 83 | |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood: Sterile Processing TechnicianNorth Hollywood, CA | 37 mi | Hybrid | 22 weeks | 80 | $2,891 | 46 |
| Glendale Career College: Central Service Instrument Technician (CSIT)Glendale, CA | 38 mi | On campus and hybrid | 34 weeks | Included | 57 | |
| Premiere Career College: Hospital Central Service TechnicianIrwindale, CA | 44 mi | On campus and hybrid | 30 weeks | 400 | $12,000 | 64 |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health: Central Service Technician Certification Training ProgramLos Angeles, CA | 44 mi | On campus | 7 weeks | Included | 25 | |
| Prestige Career College: Sterile Processing TechnicianHuntington Park, CA | 49 mi | Hybrid | 31 weeks | 400 | 58 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Lancaster 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.
It's in Lancaster itself: the certificate at High Desert Medical College-Lancaster in Lancaster. 7 programs are within 50 miles in all.
Published prices run from $2,891 at Concorde Career College-North Hollywood to $12,000 at Premiere Career College.
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health's course, at 7 weeks, 44 miles from Lancaster.
Yes: High Desert Medical College-Lancaster and Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health 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