Salinas, California
There is one sterile processing technician program near Salinas within 50 miles, at Central Coast College. Central Coast College trains students in Salinas itself, ranked 2 of 19 in California. Technicians in California earn a median of $61,370 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Central Coast College (private for-profit) runs this hybrid certificate (32 weeks). Clinical: 400-hour clinical externship. It ranks 2 of 19 in California with a score of 83.
| Program | Distance | Format | Length | Clinical hours | Cost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast College: Sterile Processing TechnicianSalinas, CA | 2 mi | Hybrid | 32 weeks | 400 | 83 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Salinas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVSTI: Sterile Processing Program | Hybrid | 58 mi | $5,250 |
| 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 |
2 miles: the certificate at Central Coast College in Salinas.
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).
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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