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Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
41
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,760
pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$25
of 27 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 41 programs: 29 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 12 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 2.9 miles, farthest 49.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 27 of 41 list one: $25 to $21,449, middle $2,800 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 15 colleges list a length: 4 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 22 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 99 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 741 pharmacy tech awards at the 25 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 22 of 41 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 75% of exiters employed in the second quarter (16 report it); middle completion 79% (19 report it)
- Pay here
- $50,760 median for pharmacy technicians ($24.40 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,820 to $78,850; 13,130 employed in the metro area; California median $55,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Pharmacy tech programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 2.9 |
| Temple City Community Adult EducationWIOA list | Temple City | WIOA list only | $1,500 | Not reported | 4.9 | |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 50 | 6.8 |
| Evans Community Adult School - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,100 | Not reported | 8.2 | |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Huntington Park | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 4 | 8.3 |
| Downey Adult SchoolWIOA list | Downey | Certificate | $1,999 | 4 months | 35 | 8.5 |
| North-West College-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 32 | 8.7 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 8.8 |
| Monrovia Community Adult SchoolWIOA list | Monrovia | WIOA list only | $2,000 | Not reported | 9.7 | |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 10.7 |
| CVS Pharmacy, Inc.WIOA list | La Habra | WIOA list only | $7,377 | Not reported | 11.0 | |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 48 | 11.0 |
| ABC Adult SchoolWIOA list | Cerritos | Certificate | $1,555 | 9 months | 15 | 11.4 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Certificate | $20,190 | 9 months | 88 | 11.4 |
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,100 | Not reported | 11.6 | |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 11.7 |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 18 | 11.7 |
| UEI College-GardenaWIOA list | Gardena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 | 14.9 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 | 15.0 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | $18,291 | 9 months | 16 | 16.1 |
| West Los Angeles CollegeWIOA list | Culver City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 16.7 |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 16 | 16.8 |
| American University of Health Sciences | Signal Hill | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 17.4 |
| Torrance Adult SchoolWIOA list | Torrance | WIOA list only | $799 | Not reported | 18.3 | |
| Westchester-Emerson Community Adult - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,100 | Not reported | 18.4 | |
| Galaxy Medical College | North Hollywood | Certificate | $16,900 | 12 months | 3 | 19.8 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 6 | 19.9 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 20.6 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education | Pomona | Certificate | $2,800 | 5 months | 0 | 21.6 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 5 | 22.6 |
| Huntington Beach Adult SchoolWIOA list | Huntington Beach | WIOA list only | $1,359 | Not reported | 22.9 | |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | 22.9 |
| Los Angeles Mission CollegeWIOA list | Sylmar | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 | 26.3 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 33 | 26.9 |
| Valley College of Medical CareersWIOA list | West Hills | Certificate | $15,450 | 10 months | 6 | 31.7 |
| Fontana Adult SchoolWIOA list | Fontana | WIOA list only | $1,880 | Not reported | 36.5 | |
| Golden Oak Adult SchoolWIOA list | Santa Clarita | WIOA list only | $1,270 | Not reported | 36.7 | |
| College and Career Advantage Regional Occupational ProgramWIOA list | Mission Viejo | WIOA list only | $25 | Not reported | 40.3 | |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster | Lancaster | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 34 | 42.0 |
| High Desert Medical CollegeWIOA list | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 | 43.9 |
| Hesperia Unified School District - Hesperia Adult SchoolWIOA list | Hesperia | WIOA list only | $1,500 | Not reported | 49.6 |
- 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 78 of them Pharmacy tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Riverside area13 programs
- San Diego area6 programs
- San Francisco area6 programs
- Fresno area5 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- Bakersfield area4 programs