Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Alexandria area

Alexandria, LA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$39,830

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,570

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Alexandria area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Alexandria: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 5.3 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $15,570 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 32 to 48 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 39 pharmacy tech awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 3 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $39,830 median for pharmacy technicians ($19.15 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $32,490 to $54,620; 320 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $44,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Unitech Training Academy-AlexandriaWIOA list	Alexandria	Certificate	$15,570	9 months	28	1.5
Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeWIOA list	Alexandria	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	4.1
Louisiana State University-AlexandriaWIOA list	Alexandria	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	5.3

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 38 of them Pharmacy tech.
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