About us · since 2017

We don’t just teach the test. We build careers.

Aseptic Technical Solutions has trained sterile processing technicians since 2017 — pairing hospital-experienced instructors with real clinical-partner internships, so students leave with both a certification and a way into the field.

Since ’17Training technicians for nearly a decade
50+ yrsCombined instructor experience
3 pathsSelf-study · virtual · in-person
RealHospital internships, not online-only
Where the work happens

Real departments. Real instruments. Real students.

No stock photos. This is the actual sterile processing work our students train on — and the field they step into.

ATS-trained sterile processing technician in full PPE at a hospital sterilizer
Real ATS lab
Full PPE, real sterilizers
Student holding a set of surgical clamps during hands-on instrument trainingHands-on, every student
Sterile processing workstation lined with real instrument traysReal instrument trays

Our story

ATS started with a simple frustration: too many sterile processing programs hand students a certificate and wish them luck. The field is hands-on, and hospitals hire people who’ve done the work — not just people who passed an exam.

So we built a school around the part that actually gets people hired: real instruction from people who’ve worked in hospital sterile processing departments, paired with internship placement through signed clinical-affiliation agreements.

Our mission

To open the door to a healthcare career for anyone willing to do the work — delivering hands-on sterile processing training, real certification prep, and a genuine path into a hospital job, regardless of background or zip code. We exist to create opportunity and professional development for inner-city and underserved communities that have too often been left on the outside of healthcare.

Our vision

A healthcare workforce that reflects the communities it serves — where talented people from every neighborhood have a clear, supported route into stable, professional careers, and where diversity on the hospital floor is the norm, not the exception.

Three ways to learn

Whether you want the speed and flexibility of online self-study, the structure of a live virtual class, or the hands-on depth of in-person training — every path preps you for the CRCST and connects to the same mission.

ATS is an independent training provider and is not affiliated with HSPA. Our curriculum follows the HSPA 9th Edition.
Meet the founders

Built by people who’ve done the work.

Terry Scott, Co-Founder & Instructor of Aseptic Technical Solutions
Terry Scott
CRCST, CHL, CIS, CER
Co-Founder & Instructor

A nationally recognized sterile processing leader with nearly 17 years across teaching hospitals, surgery centers, and university health systems. At ATS, Terry leads innovation, the virtual learning platform, and strategy — applying Lean Six Sigma to help departments nationwide cut waste, lift performance, and build stronger teams. He's mentored thousands of new technicians, and is a dedicated family man and lifelong Philadelphian.

Michael Thinner, Co-Founder & Instructor of Aseptic Technical Solutions
Michael Thinner
BBA, CRCST, CHL, CIS, CER
Co-Founder & Instructor

A passionate SPD educator with over 18 years across Delaware Valley hospitals — Temple, Jefferson, and Cooper — rising from technician to lead, supervisor, and O.R. operations manager. Michael earned a BBA in Business Administration (HR Management) from Temple's Fox School of Business and holds every major HSPA credential. His people-first focus on retention, motivation, and engaging instruction shapes how ATS teaches.

What we stand for

Our values

Hands-on over paper

Real skill beats a printed certificate. We train people to do the work hospitals actually hire for.

Diversity & inclusion

We welcome students of every background, age, and starting point — and we believe a healthcare workforce should reflect the communities it serves.

Opportunity for the underserved

We focus on inner-city and underserved communities, opening a real door into a stable, professional healthcare career for people too often left out.

Access for everyone

Your zip code shouldn’t decide your future. Self-study, virtual, and in-person paths put certification within reach nationwide.

Professional development

We don’t stop at the exam. We invest in growth — coaching, internship placement, and support that continues into the job.

Real partnership

Through signed clinical-affiliation agreements, we stand behind our students all the way to a hospital floor.

Diversity, inclusion & community impact

We train where opportunity is needed most. Inner-city and underserved communities first.

Sterile processing is one of the most accessible doors into healthcare — no four-year degree required — and we keep that door open on purpose. ATS recruits and supports students from underrepresented and economically underserved neighborhoods, providing the training, certification prep, and professional development that turn a fresh start into a real career. For our hospital and clinical partners, that means a more diverse, community-rooted talent pipeline — built on shared values.

Enrolling now

Your sterile processing career starts here.

Start self-study today, or talk to a real person about virtual & in-person cohorts.