Texas City, Texas
There are 5 sterile processing technician programs near Texas City within 50 miles, at College of the Mainland, Houston Community College, Fortis Institute and Fortis College. College of the Mainland trains students in Texas City itself, ranked 14 of 15 in Texas. The highest-scoring program nearby is at Fortis College, 50 miles away. Technicians in Texas earn a median of $46,970 a year (BLS, May 2025).
College of the Mainland (public) runs this on campus non-credit course (2 to 4 months). Clinical: Clinicals and lab practice; all assigned clinical hours must be completed. It ranks 14 of 15 in Texas with a score of 25.
| Pick | Program | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Fortis College: Sterile Processing TechnicianHouston · Diploma · $18,063 | 50 mi | 45 |
| Lowest published cost | Fortis Institute: Sterile Processing TechnicianHouston · Diploma · $18,063 | 46 mi | 44 |
| Fastest | College of the Mainland: Sterile Processing Technician CertificateTexas City · Non-credit course · 17 weeks | 7 mi | 25 |
| Best online or hybrid | Houston Community College: Sterile Processing, C1Houston · Certificate · 32 weeks | 36 mi | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Mainland: Sterile Processing Technician CertificateTexas City, TX | 7 mi | On campus | 17 weeks | Included | 25 | |
| Houston Community College certificate: Sterile Processing, C1Houston, TX | 36 mi | On campus and hybrid | 32 weeks | Included | 25 | |
| Houston Community College certificate: Sterile Processing Technician, O.S.A.Houston, TX | 36 mi | On campus and hybrid | 32 weeks | 25 | ||
| Fortis Institute: Sterile Processing TechnicianHouston, TX | 46 mi | Hybrid | 900 hours | Included | $18,063 | 44 |
| Fortis College: Sterile Processing TechnicianHouston, TX | 50 mi | Hybrid | 780 hours | 180 | $18,063 | 45 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Texas City 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 |
7 miles: the course at College of the Mainland in Texas City. 5 programs are within 50 miles in all.
Fortis Institute publishes $18,063.
College of the Mainland's course, at 17 weeks, 7 miles from Texas City.
Yes: Fortis Institute offers evening or weekend classes within 50 miles.
Texas 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 $46,970 a year statewide, from $35,390 at the bottom tenth to $69,950 at the top (BLS OEWS May 2025, medical equipment preparers).
Best sterile processing technician programs in Texas: 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