Roxboro, North Carolina
There are 4 sterile processing technician programs near Roxboro within 50 miles, at Piedmont Community College, Vance-Granville Community College, Durham Technical Community College and Rockingham Community College. Piedmont Community College trains students in Roxboro itself, ranked 4 of 13 in North Carolina. The highest-scoring program nearby is at Durham Technical Community College, 29 miles away. Technicians in North Carolina earn a median of $45,130 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Piedmont Community College (public) runs this hybrid non-credit course (January 19 to April 19, 2027). The school publishes a price of $353 (2026-27). Clinical: 27 hours at an assigned clinical site during one week between weeks 8 and 13. It ranks 4 of 13 in North Carolina with a score of 62.
| Pick | Program | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Durham Technical Community College: Central Sterile Processing (PHM-3002A)Durham · Non-credit course · 19 weeks · $257.25 | 29 mi | 64 |
| Lowest published cost | Vance-Granville Community College: Central Sterile ProcessingHenderson · Non-credit course · 11 weeks · $322.60 | 28 mi | 45 |
| Best online or hybrid | Piedmont Community College: Central Sterile ProcessingRoxboro · Non-credit course · $353 | 3 mi | 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Community College: Central Sterile ProcessingRoxboro, NC | 3 mi | Hybrid | 27 | $353 | 62 | |
| Vance-Granville Community College: Central Sterile ProcessingHenderson, NC | 28 mi | Hybrid | 11 weeks | $322.60 | 45 | |
| Durham Technical Community College: Central Sterile Processing (PHM-3002A)Durham, NC | 29 mi | Hybrid | 19 weeks | 30 | $257.25 | 64 |
| Rockingham Community College: Central Sterile ProcessingWentworth, NC | 43 mi | Hybrid | Included | 50 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Roxboro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Technical Community College: Central Sterile Processing Technician (PHM-3002A3) | Hybrid | 54 mi | $200 |
| Wilson Community College: Central Sterile Processing Technician (CSPT) | Hybrid | 76 mi | $348 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College: Central Sterile Processing | Hybrid | 76 mi | |
| Davidson-Davie Community College: Central Sterile Processing | Hybrid | 77 mi | $286.50 |
| Virginia Western Community College: Registered Central Service Technician (Sterile Processing) | Hybrid | 81 mi | $3,198 |
| Lehman College: Sterile Processing Technician (STR100) | Online |
3 miles: the course at Piedmont Community College in Roxboro. 4 programs are within 50 miles in all.
Published prices run from $257.25 at Durham Technical Community College to $353 at Piedmont Community College.
Vance-Granville Community College's course, at 11 weeks, 28 miles from Roxboro.
Yes: Vance-Granville Community College and Durham Technical Community College offer 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