Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Bakersfield area

Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,110

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,000

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Bakersfield area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Bakersfield: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.1 miles, farthest 11.5 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 4 list one: $6,000 to $19,900 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 32 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 111 pharmacy tech awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $48,110 median for pharmacy technicians ($23.13 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,020 to $72,410; 870 employed in the metro area; California median $55,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	39	3.1
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	2	3.6
UEI College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$19,900	9 months	70	5.2
CSU Bakersfield Extended University DivisionWIOA list	Bakersfield	WIOA list only	$6,000	Not reported		11.5

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 78 of them Pharmacy tech.
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