Sterile Processing and Distribution Technology

Area of Study: Sterile Processing & Distribution Technology
Degree/Certificate: Certificate of Proficiency

If you are not already an active Tri-C student, you must first apply to the college. If you are interested in more than one health careers program, you must submit a separate health careers application for each program. You may only apply to three programs at one time.

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 Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician Certification by the CBSPD, Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution. 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.

For important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attend this program, please view the disclosure for this program.