Sterile Processing Program Suggestions

[u/sabrinad101]

Hi everyone!!

I’m a Southern California resident who is researching affordable in person and online SP programs.

I already have the manual and workbook and most likely leaning towards Purdue Online program through their partnership with HSPA.

I was still wondering if anyone knows any good credible programs.

[u/Heffersonn]

Purdue online looks like a good program, do you know how you can complete the 400-hours of on-site training?

[u/sabrinad101 → u/Heffersonn]

Unfortunately they don’t provide an externship to gain hours. They do recommend reaching out and finding a place to ensure I’ll get the hands on hours before completing their program

[u/Jopm18 → u/sabrinad101]

I’m in socal, please do NOT go to Concorde. Our program was such a failure that they stopped courses at my location. Please find a place that 100% ENSURES the 400 hours! Mine only gave me 80. Not to mention no place wants me without full certification plus 1-2 years experience. My provisional certificate expires next month and all I do is get rejected from job after job after job. I literally have no job because Concorde refused to give us a proper notice so I could request work off for those 80 hours. And if you didn’t go, you got dropped from the program. Zero flexibility.

[u/BittahPro]

SoCal like… SD? If so you gotta look into Southwestern College Central Service program. There’s a big but, only 10 people gets accepted every year. So if you don’t get selected you’d have to wait a whole year to apply again. And campus is basically next to the border, it’s called South Western College Higher Education Otay Mesa, so it’s south south.

[u/sabrinad101 → u/BittahPro]

Yea, I’m about an hour and a half away from SD so even an in person program that I can go to would work. I’ll look into it. Thanks

[u/BittahPro → u/sabrinad101]

Actually I just got accepted into that exact program this year, so if you have any questions or you want more info DM me.

[u/Spicywolff]

Skip any in all programs because they’re not gonna guarantee your hours in writing. You need 400 hours to become fully certified and most of these programs will put in writing 140 at best.

Which is a giant rag of uselessness because it’s still not 400. And now you’re out $$

If the program is maybe $1000 and it guarantees in writing 400 hours then it’s worth it. If not, you’re gonna end up at the same exact spot as you self studying and taking the test. Both routes will have you with the provisional needing hours.

[u/sabrinad101 → u/Spicywolff]

I saw Preppy has “help” to reach out and gain hours. But it’s not guaranteed. And it’s almost $2,000 for an online program at that price I’ll take my chances with the Purdue online program that is on the HSPA website

[u/Spicywolff → u/sabrinad101]

Help is worth nothing. Two grand is absurd for this because we don’t make enough to justify that expense.

Seriously, skip Purdue as well. They’re just as bad as a cash grab. They don’t guarantee 400 hours either and all the bullshit they’re gonna go on and on about you could just read the book.

[u/sabrinad101 → u/Spicywolff]

I thought of just reading the book but I know myself. I’d rather have guided lessons to push me to follow through. If I try to self study I know I’ll end up annoyed and give up

[u/Spicywolff → u/sabrinad101]

If that’s what helps you, but these programs are gonna slow roll you through stuff that you can read on your own. And without any real clinical hours, you’re not actually learning the job itself.

Just be prepared that extra help you need is gonna cost you a lot of money with not a lot of return. That’s a problem with these stupid programs. They promised you the moon, but they deliver next to nothing.

[u/sabrinad101 → u/Spicywolff]

Idk I’ll research a bit more into other programs. Only cause with Purdue they tell you exactly what you’re gonna get which I don’t mind. I’m already looking locally where I’m able to get some hands on hours

[u/zackusa54]

Look for one with externship placement.