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Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
13
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,270
pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$9,800
of 7 with a cost, IPEDS
Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 13 programs: 13 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.8 miles, farthest 48.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 7 of 13 list one: $9,800 to $21,449, middle $19,900 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 7 colleges list a length: 5 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 20 to 128 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 402 pharmacy tech awards at the 13 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 13 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 84% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $50,270 median for pharmacy technicians ($24.17 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,290 to $76,830; 4,630 employed in the metro area; California median $55,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Pharmacy tech programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career EducationWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | $9,800 | 5 months | 48 | 6.8 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 58 | 9.9 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 | 12.0 |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $18,173 | 9 months | 25 | 17.6 |
| American College of Healthcare and TechnologyWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | 18.2 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 22.6 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 | 24.4 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 26.2 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 28 | 29.4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 41 | 34.5 |
| California Nurses Educational InstituteWIOA list | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $12,500 | 10 months | 6 | 46.4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $21,449 | 9 months | 11 | 46.6 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 | 48.0 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- Los Angeles area41 programs
- San Diego area6 programs
- San Francisco area6 programs
- Fresno area5 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- Bakersfield area4 programs