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Pharmacy technician training in Pennsylvania

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

9 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 1 of the 10 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 8 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

All 10 are the same kind of program: pharmacy technician.

See the 10 programs

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Pennsylvania?

$1,561 to $3,300 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Pennsylvania cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $675 to $6,000

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
Pennsylvania'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
9 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 Pennsylvania may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Pennsylvania?

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

All 10 pharmacy technician programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Delaware County Community College

    Media

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delaware County Community College, MediaPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,000
    Price if you pay yourself$1,670

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Pharmacy Technician at Delaware County Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Delaware County Community College
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,995
    Length
    10 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $485
    Students counted
    31
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,670
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
    School website, Pharmacy Technician at Delaware County Community College

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician Program

    Luzerne County Community College

    Based in Nanticoke, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Luzerne County Community College, based in Nanticoke, PAPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$999
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Program at Luzerne County Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Program at Luzerne County Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $275
    Students counted
    24
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $999
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Program at Luzerne County Community College

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Bucks County Community College

    Newtown

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bucks County Community College, NewtownPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,205

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Bucks County Community College
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    13 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $341
    Students counted
    15
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,205
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School

    Based in Bethlehem, PA

    No diploma needed

    Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School, based in Bethlehem, PAPharmacy technicianOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$675
    School website, Pharmacy Technician at Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $295
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $675
    School website, Pharmacy Technician at Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician Training with Externship

    Community College Of Philadelphia

    Based in Philadelphia, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Of Philadelphia, based in Philadelphia, PAPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,525
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Training with Externship at Community College Of Philadelphia
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    9 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $30
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,525

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Direct Learning Systems Inc

    Allentown

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Direct Learning Systems Inc, AllentownPharmacy technicianHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,493
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Direct Learning Systems Inc
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Direct Learning Systems Inc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,493
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Direct Learning Systems Inc

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personEducation and courses

    Pharmacy Technician Training

    JEVS EduConnect

    Philadelphia

    Education and courses

    JEVS EduConnect, PhiladelphiaPharmacy technicianIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,850
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Training at JEVS EduConnect
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    9 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $505
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,850

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician Bootcamp

    QS Academy Inc.

    Austin, TX

    High school diploma or equivalent

    QS Academy Inc., Austin, TXPharmacy technicianHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,450
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy Inc.
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,450
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy Inc.

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician for Non-Native English Speakers

    Bucks County Community College

    Newtown

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bucks County Community College, NewtownPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,834
    More details about Pharmacy Technician for Non-Native English Speakers at Bucks County Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    17 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $341
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,834

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician Healthcare and Medical Program

    Full Circle Computing Inc

    Exton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Full Circle Computing Inc, ExtonPharmacy technicianHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Healthcare and Medical Program at Full Circle Computing Inc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,000

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Pennsylvania

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania

programs with a price cost under $2,000
4 of 10
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
11th 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 Philadelphia, Allentown, Austin and other Pennsylvania cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 programs are online.

Other training in Pennsylvania

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

Where the Pennsylvania pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania offers.

How the prices and results of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Pennsylvania

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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