Admission & Selection Process
Application
Applications for the Central Processing cohort beginning Fall 2025 semester are due no later than March 31. Applications received after this date may be considered for Spring 2026.
Applications must be renewed each June to be considered for the following year.
General Information Sessions
If you would like to learn more about the Central Sterile Processing program, register for one of the following general information sessions. If you plan to apply to the program, you must attend an information session. Each meeting will be held over Zoom and last about one hour. Click on a link below to register.
Eligibility, Application, and Selection Process
You must have done the following to be eligible to apply to our programs:
- Complete your Nashville State Community College application.
- Attend a General Information meeting about this program (use the Zoom link above to register)
- Submit a program application (use Apply Today button above; you will need your A number)
- Complete eligibility requirements as outlined above.
- Complete the Central Processing Technology Application.
- Applicants will receive points from open-enrollment classes completed prior to selection.
- Applicants with the most points will be seated by rank order until seats are filled.
- The remaining applicants will be offered a place on the waiting list. Wait-listed applicants will be offered program seats vacated prior to the start of the fall semester.
Contact
Email CentralProcessing@nscc.edu with any questions.
