Contact
Beth Stokes
Program Manager
216-987-6146
Health Careers Enrollment Ctr.
216-987-4247
healthcareers@tri-c.edu
Cuyahoga Community College
Metropolitan Campus
2900 Community College Ave.
Cleveland OH 44115-3196
Sterile Processing & Distribution - Certificate
The sterile processing and distribution technician decontaminates, inspects, assembles, and sterilizes instruments and surgical trays. The technician also manages inventory control, orders supplies, inspects, maintains, delivers and retrieves equipment and instruments for the surgery suite, emergency room and intensive care units. A hands-on clinical practicum experience in an area hospital is included in the course of study. This program prepares graduates for eligibility for the National Certifying Examination given by the National Institute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel. Degree: Students may apply credits toward the Surgical Technology program, or meet with an academic counselor to apply credits toward an Associate of Technical Studies degree.
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes:
Sterile Processing and Distribution Technology Certificate of Proficiency Outcomes.pdf
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Application may be submitted to the Health Careers Enrollment Center after meeting the following requirements:
- High School Graduate/GED
- ENG-1010
- Complete MATH-0950 with “C” or higher.
- Complete MA-1020 with “C” or higher.
- GPA required: 2.0 admission requirements, 2.0 overall
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Other Information:
- 16 students accepted per year.
- All admissions requirements (except ENG-1010) must have been completed within seven years of admission to program, and may only be repeated once to improve a grade.
- Criminal background check required.
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Suggested Semester Sequence
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(1) BIO-1050 is a lecture course only, and may be selected in place of BIO-1100 if working for the Certificate only. Students wishing to apply coursework to the Surgical Technology degree program must take BIO-1100. |
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(2) MATH-1800-1819/2800-2819 & 1820/2820 may not be used to meet this requirement. Students wishing to transfer coursework into the degree program should take MATH-1141. |
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