Chesapeake, Ohio

Sterile Processing Technician Programs Near Chesapeake

Where Can You Become a Sterile Processing Tech Near Chesapeake?

There are 3 sterile processing technician programs near Chesapeake within 50 miles, at Collins Career Technical Center and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. Collins Career Technical Center trains students in Chesapeake itself, ranked 1 of 7 in Ohio. Technicians in Ohio earn a median of $45,540 a year (BLS, May 2025).

Researched and edited by Taylor Rupe · Updated November 11, 2026

programs within 50 miles: 3
schools in Chesapeake: 1
lowest published price: $5,250
OH median pay (BLS): $45,540

Sterile Processing Schools in Chesapeake

Collins Career Technical Center: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST), Official Program PageCertified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)

Collins Career Technical Center (public) runs this on campus certificate (January-June). The school publishes a price of $5,250. Clinical: 400-hour clinical practicum in a hospital sterile processing department (March-June, 6:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.). It ranks 1 of 7 in Ohio with a score of 63.

Instruction: 600 hr
Clinical: 400 hr
Cost: $5,250published total

Prepares for

CRCSTHSPA

Collins Career Technical Center on the Ohio ranking

Top Picks Near Chesapeake

Pick	Program	Distance	Score
Best overall	Collins Career Technical Center: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)Chesapeake · Certificate · $5,250	5 mi	63
Best for the CRCST's 400 hours	Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College: Central Sterile Supply Technician CertificateLogan · Certificate	46 mi	52

Score out of 100 from hands-on hours, certification prep, published cost and federal completions; how programs are scored.

Every Program Within 50 Miles of Chesapeake

Program	Distance	Format	Length	Clinical hours	Cost	Score
Collins Career Technical Center: Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST)Chesapeake, OH	5 mi	On campus	600 hours	400	$5,250	63
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College certificate: Central Sterile Supply Technician CertificateLogan, WV	46 mi	On campus	30 credits	400		52
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College certificate: Central Sterile Technician Skill SetLogan, WV	46 mi	On campus	15 credits			6

Straight-line distance from the centre of Chesapeake 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.

Online Classes for Chesapeake Students

Program	Format	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

Best online sterile processing programs

Sterile Processing Technician Training Near Chesapeake: Questions

How Far Is the Closest Program From Chesapeake?

5 miles: the certificate at Collins Career Technical Center in Chesapeake. 3 programs are within 50 miles in all.

What Does Training Cost Near Chesapeake?

Collins Career Technical Center publishes $5,250.

Do You Need Certification to Work in Ohio?

Ohio 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.

How Much Do Sterile Processing Technicians Make in Ohio?

A median of $45,540 a year statewide, from $36,620 at the bottom tenth to $57,870 at the top (BLS OEWS May 2025, medical equipment preparers).

More Training in Ohio

Best sterile processing technician programs in Ohio: every local program ranked by score, with the certification rules and pay.

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Sources

Official program pages of the schools listed, reviewed November 2026
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.1012 (score inputs)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Gazetteer places file (city coordinates)
BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers, Ohio