Pharmacy Technician / Assistant Vocational Programs

Tuition & Fess	Program Length	Completion Time
$14,974	422 hours	9.46 month

In the United States, 474 colleges are offering Pharmacy Technician / Assistant certificates or associate's degree programs. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the Pharmacy Technician / Assistant vocational program is $14,974.

By offered program type, 14 schools offer less than 12 weeks certificate, 154 schools offer less than 1 year certificate, 318 schools offer 1-2 years certificate, 4 schools offer 2-4 years certificate, and 141 schools offer associate degree programs.

Pharmacy Technician / Assistant Program 2024 Average Tuition and Completion Time

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Pharmacy Technician / Assistant vocational programs is $14,974. The amount is based on the tuition of the Pharmacy Technician / Assistant program and it may differ from tuition of other programs at the schools.

In average, the length of the Pharmacy Technician / Assistant program is 422 contact hours (credit hours) and the average completion time is 9.46 months.

2023-2024 Average Tuition & Fees of Pharmacy Technician / Assistant Vocational Programs
Tuition & Fees	$14,974
Length of Program	422 Contact Hours
Completion Time	9.46 Months

What is Pharmacy Technician / Assistant Career?

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology, principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics, drug identification, pharmacy laboratory procedures, prescription interpretation, patient communication and education, safety procedures, record-keeping, measurement and testing techniques, pharmacy business operations, prescription preparation, logistics and dispensing operations, and applicable standards and regulations

Average Wage by Jobs after Pharmacy Technician / Assistant Program

Next jobs are possible career after earning Pharmacy Technician / Assistant certificate/degree. The average wage is based on the latest employment and wage data (May 2022) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The average annual wage of Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary career is $127,640 and, for Pharmacy Technicians, the average annual income is $40,260.