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Basic Certificates in Sterile Processing Technology/Technician

699 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 62% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.9% of sterile processing technology/technician graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Sterile Processing Technology/Technician Majors

In 2020-2021, 699 earned their basic certificate in sterile processing technology/technician. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in sterile processing technology/technician at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 699
Undergraduate Certificate 405
Associate Degree 4

Earnings of Sterile Processing Technology/Technician Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for sterile processing technology/technician majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for sterile processing technology/technician students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in sterile processing technology/technician. About 75.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 174
Women 525
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The racial-ethnic distribution of sterile processing technology/technician basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 49
Black or African American 163
Hispanic or Latino 180
White 249
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 52
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to sterile processing technology/technician that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 7,340
Laboratory Technician 518
Renal/Dialysis Technician 156
Clinical/Medical Science Professions 80
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician 60

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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