Kish College to begin “all-in” tuition in Summer 2025
Kishwaukee College will include all fees and textbooks in the cost of tuition starting in the Summer 2025 semester.
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Prepare medical equipment and instruments to ensure patients are treated in a sterile, clean environment.
Sterile Processing Tech
Sterile processing technicians provide support to all patient care services in a healthcare facility. They are responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing and distributing the medical devices and supplies needed in patient care, especially during surgery. These skilled professionals are essential to patient care. Doctors, surgeons and other medical staff rely on sterile processing technicians to thoroughly clean and prepare equipment in order to provide exceptional and safe patient care.
In our completely online, noncredit, short-term training sterile processing technician program, you will:
- Train with industry professionals to learn best practices in the field
- Gain the professional skills needed to function as a technician in one semester
- Learn the foundations of anatomy and physiology, microbiology, infection control and protocols for decontamination of surgical instruments
- Prepare to pass the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) Sterile Processing and Distribution (SPD) Technician certification exam and become actively employed as a sterile processing technician
SUMMER 2025 sessions
| DATES | COST | LOCATION | COURSE CODE |
|---|---|---|---|
|
May 5 – August 8 |
$1,300 |
Lecture — online, asynchronous |
CE 086 1001 |
Program Details
- Lecture: Online via D2L. Asynchronous delivery – no set class days/times.
- Materials: Class materials are released online weekly on Sundays by 12 am. Assignments are due on Saturdays by 12 am.
- Textbooks: A hard copy textbook/workbook and certification exam prep book are provided.
- According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment in the sterile processing field is expected to grow 4-7 percent from 2021-2031.
- The median annual wage for sterile processing technicians was $46,000 in May 2024.
The program cost is $1,300, including textbooks and supplies. Federal and state financial aid are not available to offset costs. A payment plan is available.
Interested applicants should fill out the Sterile Processing Technician interest form. For additional questions, email program coordinator Melissa Gallagher at mgallagher1@kish.edu to schedule a time and day to discuss the program.
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