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Pharmacy technician training in Minnesota

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

5 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota, all 6 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 6 programs here are pharmacy technician (4 programs) and pharmacy technician (associate degree, 2 programs).

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How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Minnesota?

$3,448 to $8,264 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Minnesota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $1,767 to $9,992

In the typical program

Finished the program
44%
Working 6 months later
65%
Earned a year, estimated
about $24,600
Length
38 to 105 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 Minnesota may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Minnesota?

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

All 6 pharmacy technician programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Pharmacy technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Saint Paul College

    St. Paul

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Saint Paul College, St. PaulPharmacy technician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,300
    Price if you pay yourself$9,992
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Saint Paul College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Saint Paul College
    Finished
    21%
    Working at 6 months
    74%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,579
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    168

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,992
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Saint Paul College

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College

    Minneapolis

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College, MinneapolisPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,600
    Price if you pay yourself$2,558
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
    Finished
    38%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,399
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    164
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,558
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

  • Pharmacy technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Anoka-Ramsey Community College

    Cambridge

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka-Ramsey Community College, CambridgePharmacy technician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,100
    Price if you pay yourself$8,957
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
    Finished
    6%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,277
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    94

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,957
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Anoka-Ramsey Community College

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technology

    Northland Community and Technical College

    East Grand Forks

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand ForksPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,118
    Program website, Pharmacy Technology at Northland Community and Technical College
    More details about Pharmacy Technology at Northland Community and Technical College
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    17%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,728
    Length
    60 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    41

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,118
    Program website, Pharmacy Technology at Northland Community and Technical College

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Based in Worthington, MN

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, based in Worthington, MNPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,000
    Price if you pay yourself$1,767
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,493
    Length
    30 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    23
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,767
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technology

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Based in Pipestone, MN

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, based in Pipestone, MNPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,000
    Price if you pay yourself$6,184
    Program website, Pharmacy Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Pharmacy Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,493
    Length
    60 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    23
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,184
    Program website, Pharmacy Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Minnesota

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 Minnesota

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
37th of 40
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
6 of 18
pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
6 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 Minneapolis, Grand Forks and other Minnesota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 programs are online.

Other training in Minnesota

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

Where the Minnesota pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Minnesota pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota 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.

Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Minnesota

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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