Bloomington, Illinois

Sterile Processing Technician Programs Near Bloomington

Where Can You Train in Sterile Processing Near Bloomington?

2 sterile processing programs run within 50 miles of Bloomington, at Illinois Central College and Parkland College; the closest is 33 miles away. Medical equipment preparers in Illinois earn a median of $48,050 a year (BLS, May 2025).

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Sterile Processing Programs Within 50 Miles of Bloomington

ProgramDistanceFormatLengthClinicalCost
Central Sterile Service Technician Certificate at Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria, IL33 miOn campus52 weeksIncluded$1,670
Sterile Processing Technician (Certificate, GSPT.CER) at Parkland CollegeChampaign, IL43 mi4 creditsIncluded

Straight-line distance from the centre of Bloomington 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 Bloomington

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

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