Greenwood, South Carolina
There are 3 sterile processing technician programs near Greenwood within 50 miles, at Piedmont Technical College, Greenville Technical College and Aiken Technical College. Piedmont Technical College trains students in Greenwood itself, ranked 2 of 5 in South Carolina. The highest-scoring program nearby is at Aiken Technical College, 49 miles away. Technicians in South Carolina earn a median of $42,510 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Piedmont Technical College (public) runs this on campus non-credit course (About 15 weeks (e.g; January 25 to May 7, 2027)). The school publishes a price of $4,850 (2026-27). Clinical: Classroom, lab and clinical requirements. It ranks 2 of 5 in South Carolina with a score of 39.
| Pick | Program | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Aiken Technical College: Pre-Allied Health Sterile ProcessingGraniteville · Certificate · 40 weeks · $8,000 | 49 mi | 61 |
| Lowest published cost | Piedmont Technical College: CRCST Sterile Processing TechGreenwood · Non-credit course · 15 weeks · $4,850 | 2 mi | 39 |
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 Technical College: CRCST Sterile Processing TechGreenwood, SC | 2 mi | On campus | 15 weeks | Included | $4,850 | 39 |
| Greenville Technical College: Sterile Processing Technology Certificate in Applied ScienceGreenville, SC | 45 mi | On campus | 60 | |||
| Aiken Technical College: Pre-Allied Health Sterile ProcessingGraniteville, SC | 49 mi | On campus | 40 weeks | 400 | $8,000 | 61 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Greenwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood. 3 programs are within 50 miles in all.
Published prices run from $4,850 at Piedmont Technical College to $8,000 at Aiken Technical College.
Piedmont Technical College's course, at 15 weeks, 2 miles from Greenwood.
South 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 $42,510 a year statewide, from $31,840 at the bottom tenth to $57,910 at the top (BLS OEWS May 2025, medical equipment preparers).
Best sterile processing technician programs in South 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