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Erin Miyoshi
Program Coordinator II, Sterile Instrument Processing

Degree at a Glance

Degree Type

Certificate

Location

Greeley Campus

Credits

17

Tuition*

In-District
$2,702
In-State
$4,453
WUE
$6,544
Out-of-State
$11,848

*Check Cashier’s Office for current tuition rates and lab/course fees and your program for any additional costs.

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Program Admission Requirements

Program Admission Requirements

If you’d like to earn a Sterile Instrument Processing Certificate, there are certain steps to take after you’ve applied to become a student at Aims.

Students who are interested in the Sterile Processing Program must attend a mandatory orientation.

Orientations will be held in the Allied Health Building from 4 to 5 p.m. on the 3rd Monday of October and May (for Spring and Fall start dates)

  • October 19, 2026 (January 2027 start)
  • May 17, 2027 (August 2027 start)
  • October 18, 2027 (January 2028 start)

Only the first 20 students (over the age of 18) who arrive will be allowed to stay IF they have the following items:

  1. Aims ID/Aims Email Address
  2. Government-Issued IDs, including one with a photograph
  3. A copy of their immunization record

Please note: this program is NOT financial aid eligible.

For questions, please contact erin.miyoshi@aims.edu

Important Program Information

The program is short - 1 semester, however it is 17 credits and a full-time requirement. When the semester begins, students will have an online class for the first 5 weeks of the semester. This is a fast and furious 24 chapter book - so students can plan on completing a chapter a day for this time. In addition, for the same 5 weeks, students will be on the Greeley campus 5 days a week for 3 hours a day to attend lab. This is the hands-on, skills practice that is needed for students to be assigned a clinical site. After the 5 weeks of class and lab, pending successful completion, students will start an internship that will be 40 hours a week for 10 weeks. The shifts are typically Monday-Friday and start early in the morning. A few sites have alternate times, but not many.  Our clinical sites are located all over Northern Colorado and into Wyoming. We have sites in Cheyenne, Fort Collins, Loveland, Longment, Estes Park, Greeley, Fort Morgan, and several in Denver, including Aurora, Children's Hospital, Medical Center of Aurora and University Hospital.  Students do not get to choose which site they go to. Most students live close to Greeley which means most students will be driving at least an hour to and from your clinical site each day and will need money for gas and reliable transportation. We do not schedule around daycare or employment needs.