Sterile Processing at Cornerstone College (Union City and Livermore)

I'm intersted in Surgical Technology, but the job market doesn't seem good for new grads. I don't think Sterile Processing is much better. Still, the training is shorter, and the cost is cheaper. Besides, it seems like it is less competitive in this field compared to Surgical Technology.

I plan to attend Sterile Processing program at Cornerstone College in Union City, CA. This is a private school, and the cost of the program is about $2,600. I think that is quite reasonable.

Has anyone attended this school? Please share with me your experience with the school. Thanks.

Anyone has an answer for me?

I will not go to this college because its a scam!!! all they want is your money and you will not have a proper education in this college. Stay Away!! go to well known college and get your education properly.Dishonest,disorganized,don't care about the students!

guardian angel in Sunnyvale, California said: I will not go to this college because its a scam!!! all they want is your money and you will not have a proper education in this college. Stay Away!! go to well known college and get your education properly.Dishonest,disorganized,don't care about the students!

You attended this school already? To be honest, I have doubts about this school too because it doesn't show any tuition.

I graduated from Cornerstone
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Mike in San Jose, California said: I graduated from Cornerstone
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I have been interested in this program for a while..Did you graduate and did you find a job?

I personally spent the $2,500. To go to this school and really regret it. Here is why. At the time so many people had been laid off by a large company and the classes were full of these people . I only decided to go to this school, because they promised an internship , which I never got. There are so many people waiting for their internships a year and 2 years later. Face it, the hospitals around there cannot support 100s of unemployed techs and the internship is only 4 weeks long.

You can buy the book and study guide for around 150. , then you can take the test. The hard part is, finding a job that will hire an inexperienced person. I went out of state and got some experience, but the job did not work out. The hospital I worked for was in deep trouble. cS dept. are some of the most ruthless places to work. You are isolated in these depts. so anything goes. You make waves and you are gone.

Best place to start, is a small surgery center. Do your time and when you get the 1 year experience, move on to a better paying job. I am on my second job working in a surgery center. Unfortunately, the boss is a female head nurse with a borderline personality disorder who has chased every female nurse out. I am not allowed any breaks and some days I am there 10 hours. At no time am I allowed to sit. You should know, that you will always be looked down upon.