Watsonville, California

Sterile Processing Technician Programs Near Watsonville

Where Can You Train in Sterile Processing Near Watsonville?

2 sterile processing programs run within 50 miles of Watsonville, at Central Coast College and SVSTI; the closest is 16 miles away. Medical equipment preparers in California earn a median of $61,370 a year (BLS, May 2025).

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Sterile Processing Programs Within 50 Miles of Watsonville

ProgramDistanceFormatLengthClinicalCost
Sterile Processing Technician at Central Coast CollegeSalinas, CA16 miHybrid32 weeks400 hours
Sterile Processing Program at SVSTIFremont, CA41 miHybrid9 weeks240 hours$5,250

Straight-line distance from the centre of Watsonville 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 and Hybrid Sterile Processing Options for Watsonville

ProgramFormatDistanceCost
Diploma in Sterile Processing at Herzing University-MadisonOnline$530
Sterile Processing Technician (CE 086) at Kishwaukee CollegeOnline$1,300
Sterile Processing Technician (STR100) at Lehman CollegeOnline

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Sources

  1. Official program pages of the schools listed, reviewed November 2026
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Gazetteer places file (city coordinates)
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers, California

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