Diploma in Sterile Processing

Course Overview

By enrolling in a college-level diploma curriculum, your education includes vital topics applicable to many healthcare occupations, preparing you for many future career possibilities—and equipping you to begin working and earning professional experience as a sterile processing technician in less than a year.

• Learn online in Herzing’s Everywhere Classroom: on your schedule, at your pace

• Class topics include sterile processing and central services, surgical instrumentation, surgical services, and foundational courses such as primary medical terminology, psychology, microbiology, and more.

• Degree pathways: transfer credit earned in a Herzing diploma program into an undergraduate degree program, such as surgical technology, healthcare administration, health sciences, or additional healthcare specialties

Your career success begins here. We are your lifelong partner in learning and are dedicated to helping you reach your highest career goals, starting from your first class in a diploma program. So take the first step with Herzing University!

General Eligibility

Prerequisites to enroll in the Herzing University Sterile Processing diploma program include the following:

• Completion of a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent

• Meet and interview with a Herzing University admissions advisor

• Complete an enrollment application

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week

Language Requirement

• N/A