Pharmacy technician training in Kentucky

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

10 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Kentucky 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 Kentucky, all 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

By kind, the 10 programs here are pharmacy technician (9 programs) and pharmacy technician (associate degree, 1 program).

See the 10 programs

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Kentucky?

$1,824 to $8,150 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Kentucky cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $404 to $40,160

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: 1 to 16 weeks

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

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Kentucky?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 14 people at 2 of the 10 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most pharmacy technician programs in Kentucky cost $1,824 to $8,150. Prices on this page run from $404 to $40,160.

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

All 10 pharmacy technician programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

10 programs

Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
HI-2000 Medication Care Coordinator Program
MedCerts
Livonia, MI
No diploma needed
MedCerts, Livonia, MIPharmacy technicianIn person · No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$25,700
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
Program website, HI-2000 Medication Care Coordinator Program at MedCerts
More details about HI-2000 Medication Care Coordinator Program at MedCerts
Finished
48%
Working at 6 months
36%
Earned in a quarter
$6,418
Length
24 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
36
Earned a year, estimated
$25,700
Price if you pay yourself
$4,000
Program website, HI-2000 Medication Care Coordinator Program at MedCerts
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Tech II Diploma
Somerset Community College
Somerset
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Somerset Community College, SomersetPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$22,200
Price if you pay yourself$8,500
Program website, Pharmacy Tech II Diploma at Somerset Community College
More details about Pharmacy Tech II Diploma at Somerset Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
73%
Earned in a quarter
$5,548
Length
1 week, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,947
Students counted
18
Earned a year, estimated
$22,200
Price if you pay yourself
$8,500
Program website, Pharmacy Tech II Diploma at Somerset Community College
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Western Kentucky University, Bowling GreenPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$26,300
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
7 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship at Western Kentucky University
More details about Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship at Western Kentucky University
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
90%
Earned in a quarter
$6,582
Length
16 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
17
Earned a year, estimated
$26,300
Price if you pay yourself
Not reported
students trained with WIOA funding
7
Program website, Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship at Western Kentucky University
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
The Medical Institute of Kentucky
Lexington
No diploma needed
The Medical Institute of Kentucky, LexingtonPharmacy technicianIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,100
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at The Medical Institute of Kentucky
More details about Pharmacy Technician at The Medical Institute of Kentucky
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$129
Students counted
12
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$7,100
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at The Medical Institute of Kentucky
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
Big Sandy Community And Technical College
Prestonsburg
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Big Sandy Community And Technical College, PrestonsburgPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$16,300
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
7 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Big Sandy Community And Technical College
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Big Sandy Community And Technical College
Finished
82%
Working at 6 months
67%
Earned in a quarter
$4,064
Length
1 week, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
10
Earned a year, estimated
$16,300
Price if you pay yourself
Not reported
students trained with WIOA funding
7
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Big Sandy Community And Technical College
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Hazard Community and Technical College, HazardPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$404
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Hazard Community and Technical College
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Hazard Community and Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
1 week, 2 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$77
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$404
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Hazard Community and Technical College
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician Professional
Penn Foster
Scranton, PA
No diploma needed
Penn Foster, Scranton, PAPharmacy technicianIn person · No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,099
Program website, Pharmacy Technician Professional at Penn Foster
More details about Pharmacy Technician Professional at Penn Foster
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Left out
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,099
Program website, Pharmacy Technician Professional at Penn Foster
Pharmacy technician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed
Associate of Science in Pharmacy Technician
Sullivan University
Louisville
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Sullivan University, LouisvillePharmacy technician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$40,160
Program website, Associate of Science in Pharmacy Technician at Sullivan University
More details about Associate of Science in Pharmacy Technician at Sullivan University
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Left out
Cost of supplies
$3,600
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$40,160
Program website, Associate of Science in Pharmacy Technician at Sullivan University
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Ashland Community and Technical College, AshlandPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Ashland Community and Technical College
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Ashland Community and Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Left out
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
Not reported
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Ashland Community and Technical College
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Campbellsville University, CampbellsvillePharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Campbellsville University
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Campbellsville University
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Left out
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
Not reported
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Campbellsville University

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Kentucky

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.

Quick facts: Pharmacy technician training in Kentucky

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 35th of 40
pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10: 10 vs 10

State comparisons use the same figures as the pharmacy technician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Pharmacy technician training in Detroit, Somerset, Bowling Green and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 more programs are in 3 other areas, 1 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Kentucky

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

Where the Kentucky pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Kentucky pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Kentucky 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 Kentucky offers.

How the prices and results of Kentucky 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.

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Pharmacy technician training in Kentucky

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Kentucky?

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Kentucky?

All 10 pharmacy technician programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

HI-2000 Medication Care Coordinator Program

Pharmacy Tech II Diploma

Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship