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Pharmacy Tech Programs in California
Colleges and schools: 73
Programs
95
all sources
Median pay
$55,110
pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,750
Middle program cost
$12,500
58 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
78
Pharmacy tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Pharmacy Tech Programs in California: the figures
- Programs we list
- 95 in California: 73 at colleges and schools, 22 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 24 public and 49 private; 1,875 pharmacy tech completions in 2023-24 at the 65 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $12,500 in California, from $25 to $26,520, across 58 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $55,110 a year for pharmacy technicians in California, against $45,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 78 of them pharmacy tech.
- WIOA results
- 78 pharmacy tech programs on California's list; middle values: 80.3% of students who exited completed (64 programs report it); 66.7% were employed in the second quarter after exit (52); $9,687 median earnings in that quarter (41) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 7 California metro areas have a page; the largest list, Los Angeles, has 41 programs.
By metro area
- Los Angeles area41 programs · median pay $50,760
- Riverside area13 programs · median pay $50,270
- San Diego area6 programs · median pay $54,500
- San Francisco area6 programs · median pay $60,550
- Fresno area5 programs · median pay $52,210
- Sacramento area5 programs · median pay $58,470
- Bakersfield area4 programs · median pay $48,110
Every pharmacy tech program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Adult SchoolWIOA list | Cerritos | Certificate | $1,555 | 9 months | 15 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Certificate | $20,190 | 9 months | 88 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Huntington Park | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 4 |
| American College of Healthcare and TechnologyWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| American University of Health Sciences | Signal Hill | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Asher CollegeWIOA list | Sacramento | Certificate | $26,520 | 19 months | 28 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| California Nurses Educational InstituteWIOA list | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $12,500 | 10 months | 6 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus | Pleasant Hill | Certificate | $22,182 | 8 months | 13 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 60 |
| Carrington College-San Jose | San Jose | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus | San Leandro | Certificate | $22,182 | 8 months | 18 |
| Carrington College-Stockton | Stockton | Certificate | $22,182 | 8 months | 27 |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterWIOA list | Sacramento | Certificate | $9,500 | 10 months | 19 |
| City College of San FranciscoWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| College and Career Advantage Regional Occupational ProgramWIOA list | Mission Viejo | WIOA list only | $25 | Not reported | |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| College of the SequoiasWIOA list | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Conejo Valley Adult EducationWIOA list | Thousand Oaks | WIOA list only | $1,604 | Not reported | |
| Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeWIOA list | Antioch | Certificate | $4,360 | 4 months | 28 |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| CSU Bakersfield Extended University DivisionWIOA list | Bakersfield | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | |
| CVS Pharmacy, Inc.WIOA list | La Habra | WIOA list only | $7,377 | Not reported | |
| Dental Tech LLCWIOA list | Vallejo | WIOA list only | $3,800 | Not reported | |
| Downey Adult SchoolWIOA list | Downey | Certificate | $1,999 | 4 months | 35 |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| Escondido Adult SchoolWIOA list | Escondido | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Evans Community Adult School - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,100 | Not reported | |
| Fontana Adult SchoolWIOA list | Fontana | WIOA list only | $1,880 | Not reported | |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Galaxy Medical College | North Hollywood | Certificate | $16,900 | 12 months | 3 |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Glenn County Office of Education, ROPWIOA list | Willows | WIOA list only | $500 | Not reported | |
| Golden Oak Adult SchoolWIOA list | Santa Clarita | WIOA list only | $1,270 | Not reported | |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 50 |
| Hesperia Unified School District - Hesperia Adult SchoolWIOA list | Hesperia | WIOA list only | $1,500 | Not reported | |
| High Desert Medical CollegeWIOA list | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| Huntington Beach Adult SchoolWIOA list | Huntington Beach | WIOA list only | $1,359 | Not reported | |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield | Fairfield | Certificate | $19,125 | 10 months | 0 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Certificate | $19,125 | 10 months | 0 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Los Angeles Mission CollegeWIOA list | Sylmar | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,100 | Not reported | |
| Merced Adult SchoolWIOA list | Merced | WIOA list only | $2,995 | Not reported | |
| Mission Valley ROPWIOA list | Fremont | WIOA list only | $3,650 | Not reported | |
| Monrovia Community Adult SchoolWIOA list | Monrovia | WIOA list only | $2,000 | Not reported | |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | $18,291 | 9 months | 16 |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 18 |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 16 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 6 |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 25 |
| North-West College-San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 5 |
| North-West College-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 32 |
| Oroville Adult Education-Career and Technical CenterWIOA list | Oroville | WIOA list only | $1,400 | Not reported | |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Certificate | $17,266 | 8 months | 61 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos | San Marcos | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education | Pomona | Certificate | $2,800 | 5 months | 0 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career EducationWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | $9,800 | 5 months | 48 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno | Fresno | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 19 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 41 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster | Lancaster | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 34 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto | Salida | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 31 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 11 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 28 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 51 |
| Sanger Adult SchoolWIOA list | Sanger | WIOA list only | $2,995 | Not reported | |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| State Center Community College DistrictWIOA list | Fresno | WIOA list only | $3,695 | Not reported | |
| Temple City Community Adult EducationWIOA list | Temple City | WIOA list only | $1,500 | Not reported | |
| Torrance Adult SchoolWIOA list | Torrance | WIOA list only | $799 | Not reported | |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 70 |
| UEI College-FresnoWIOA list | Fresno | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 77 |
| UEI College-GardenaWIOA list | Gardena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 33 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 58 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 |
| Vallejo Regional Education CenterWIOA list | Fairfield | WIOA list only | $2,995 | Not reported | |
| Valley College of Medical CareersWIOA list | West Hills | Certificate | $15,450 | 10 months | 6 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing EducationWIOA list | Ventura | Certificate | $4,630 | 5 months | 3 |
| Vista Adult School | Vista | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| West Los Angeles CollegeWIOA list | Culver City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Westchester-Emerson Community Adult - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,100 | Not reported |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, California, read October 8, 2026.
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