Pharmacy Tech Programs in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$60,550

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,650

of 5 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Francisco: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.8 miles, farthest 24.0 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $3,650 to $22,182, middle $4,360 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 4 months to 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 34 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 87 pharmacy tech awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 6 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $60,550 median for pharmacy technicians ($29.11 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,790 to $94,310; 4,040 employed in the metro area; California median $55,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus	San Leandro	Certificate	$22,182	8 months	18	8.8
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus	Pleasant Hill	Certificate	$22,182	8 months	13	9.7
Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeWIOA list	Antioch	Certificate	$4,360	4 months	28	19.8
Dental Tech LLCWIOA list	Vallejo	WIOA list only	$3,800	Not reported		19.8
City College of San FranciscoWIOA list	San Francisco	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	28	19.9
Mission Valley ROPWIOA list	Fremont	WIOA list only	$3,650	Not reported		24.0

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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