Total Credit Hours:
30
Estimated Time to Complete Program:
2 terms*
*based on 15 credit hours per term
Estimated Tuition Cost:
$3,024.90*
Eligible for Financial Aid:
No
Eligible for Veteran's Aid:
No
*based on current in-state tuition rate of $100.83 per credit hour
Program Overview & Requirements
Program Purpose:
To prepare students with the experience, knowledge and skills necessary to provide competent services as a central sterile processing technologist. Graduates will be prepared to become integral members of the surgical team and are essential for patient safety by being responsible for decontamination, inspection, assembling, disassembling, packaging and sterilizing reusable surgical instruments, supplies and devices. This program prepares students to take the national certification exam through the International Association of Healthcare Central Services Material Management.
Program Length:
30 credit hours
Program Application:
This program accepts students for each Fall semester. This is a limited-access program with a limited number of seats per class.
Applicants must submit a TCC admission application and a separate healthcare program application by the published application deadline. Applicants may access the healthcare application through their TCC EagleNet account.
More information is available on the program’s webpage.
See Additional Healthcare Program Requirements for important information.
View Healthcare Program Application Deadlines.
Academic Division:
Healthcare Professions, Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education
Contact:
(850) 558-4500 or healthedu@tcc.fl.edu
View Information about Graduation Requirements and Year of Entry .
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