Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$58,470

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$9,500

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Sacramento area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Sacramento: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.0 miles, farthest 5.8 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $9,500 to $26,520, middle $19,125 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 10 months to 19 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 48 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 124 pharmacy tech awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $58,470 median for pharmacy technicians ($28.11 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,480 to $83,120; 2,820 employed in the metro area; California median $55,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Carrington College-Sacramento	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	60	2.0
Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterWIOA list	Sacramento	Certificate	$9,500	10 months	19	2.7
Asher CollegeWIOA list	Sacramento	Certificate	$26,520	19 months	28	3.8
InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova	Rancho Cordova	Certificate	$19,125	10 months	0	3.9
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	5.8

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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