CIP 51.1012
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Sterile Processing Technology/Technician
23
Colleges Offering This Major
348
Annual Completions
Degree Levels
Associate's Bachelor's
About This Major
A program that prepares individuals to clean, sterilize, and assemble surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies for use in operating rooms and other medical and surgical facilities. Includes instruction in sterilization; infection control; decontamination; and surgical instrumentation processing, distribution, and record-keeping.
Related CIP Codes
- 51.0909
- Surgical Technology/Technologist
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 51.1012
- CIP Family
- 51
- Colleges
- 23
- Annual Completions
- 348
- Degree Levels
- Associate's Bachelor's
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