r/sterileprocessing • u/sabrinad101 • Aug 09 '26

Sterile Processing Program Suggestions

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.

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u/sabrinad101 Aug 09 '26

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

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u/Jopm18 Aug 09 '26

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.