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Pharmacy technician training in Idaho

4 pharmacy technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Idaho has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists dispense medications, manage stock and serve customers. Many programs award a certificate after a year or less, most states regulate the work in some way, and some states and employers require certification.1

In Idaho, 3 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: pharmacy technician.

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How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Idaho?

$850 to $5,998

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Idaho's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Idaho may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Idaho?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 4 pharmacy technician programs in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce

    Based in Nampa, ID

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    College of Western Idaho - Workforce, based in Nampa, IDPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$92,900
    Price if you pay yourself$5,998
    School website, Pharmacy Technician at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $23,219
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    179
    Earned a year, estimated
    $92,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,998
    School website, Pharmacy Technician at College of Western Idaho - Workforce

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training

    Twin Falls

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, Twin FallsPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
    Finished
    63%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    151
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $850
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Medical Career Academy

    Meridian

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Career Academy, MeridianPharmacy technicianHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Medical Career Academy
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    14
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician Career Prep

    College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE

    Idaho Falls

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE, Idaho FallsPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,390
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Career Prep at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Career Prep at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,390
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Career Prep at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Idaho

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for pharmacy technician training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for pharmacy technician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Pharmacy technician training in Twin Falls, Boise City, Idaho Falls and other Idaho cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 program is online.

Other training in Idaho

How pharmacy technician training compares with the rest of medical office and lab work: Medical certification programs in Idaho

Where the Idaho pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Idaho pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Idaho approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho pharmacy technician programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Idaho

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Pharmacy Technicians
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List