New Bern, North Carolina
There are 3 sterile processing technician programs near New Bern within 50 miles, at Craven Community College, Coastal Carolina Community College and Beaufort County Community College. Craven Community College trains students in New Bern itself, ranked 6 of 13 in North Carolina. Technicians in North Carolina earn a median of $45,130 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Craven Community College (public) runs this on campus non-credit course. Clinical: Classroom instruction, labs and clinical rotations. It ranks 6 of 13 in North Carolina with a score of 50.
| Pick | Program | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Craven Community College: Central Sterile Processing Technician (PHM-CSTECH)New Bern · Non-credit course | 2 mi | 50 |
| Lowest published cost | Coastal Carolina Community College: Central Sterile Processing TechnicianJacksonville · Non-credit course · $180 | 29 mi | 47 |
| Best online or hybrid | Beaufort County Community College: Central Sterile Preparation Technician-HybridWashington · Non-credit course · $205.25 | 31 mi | 46 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craven Community College: Central Sterile Processing Technician (PHM-CSTECH)New Bern, NC | 2 mi | On campus | Included | 50 | ||
| Coastal Carolina Community College: Central Sterile Processing TechnicianJacksonville, NC | 29 mi | $180 | 47 | |||
| Beaufort County Community College: Central Sterile Preparation Technician-HybridWashington, NC | 31 mi | Hybrid | 240 hours | $205.25 | 46 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of New Bern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Community College: Central Sterile Processing Technician (CSPT) | Hybrid | 64 mi | $348 |
| Wake Technical Community College: Central Sterile Processing Technician (PHM-3002A3) | Hybrid | 100 mi | $200 |
| Lehman College: Sterile Processing Technician (STR100) | Online | ||
| Kishwaukee College: Sterile Processing Technician (CE 086) | Online | $1,300 | |
| Herzing University-Madison: Diploma in Sterile Processing | Online | $530 |
2 miles: the course at Craven Community College in New Bern. 3 programs are within 50 miles in all.
Published prices run from $180 at Coastal Carolina Community College to $205.25 at Beaufort County Community College.
Yes: Beaufort County Community College offers evening or weekend classes within 50 miles.
North Carolina 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 $45,130 a year statewide, from $36,410 at the bottom tenth to $58,950 at the top (BLS OEWS May 2025, medical equipment preparers).
Best sterile processing technician programs in North Carolina: 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