Champaign, Illinois
There is one sterile processing technician program near Champaign within 50 miles, at Parkland College. Parkland College trains students in Champaign itself, ranked 3 of 11 in Illinois. Technicians in Illinois earn a median of $48,050 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Parkland College (public) runs this certificate. Clinical: Program completion is followed by required clinical hours. It ranks 3 of 11 in Illinois with a score of 56.
| Program | Distance | Format | Length | Clinical hours | Cost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland College: Sterile Processing Technician (Certificate, GSPT.CER)Champaign, IL | 1 mi | 4 credits | Included | 56 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Champaign 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kishwaukee College: Sterile Processing Technician (CE 086) | Online | $1,300 | |
| Herzing University-Madison: Diploma in Sterile Processing | Online | $530 | |
| Lehman College: Sterile Processing Technician (STR100) | Online |
1 miles: the certificate at Parkland College in Champaign.
Illinois 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 $48,050 a year statewide, from $38,280 at the bottom tenth to $66,390 at the top (BLS OEWS May 2025, medical equipment preparers).
Best sterile processing technician programs in Illinois: 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