Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Baton Rouge area

Baton Rouge, LA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$45,550

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,570

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Baton Rouge area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Baton Rouge: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 4.8 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: 25 to 40 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 50 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); middle 100% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 59% (3 report it)
Pay here: $45,550 median for pharmacy technicians ($21.90 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,270 to $55,150; 1,160 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $44,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Unitech Training Academy-Baton RougeWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	$15,570	9 months	9	1.2
Fortis College-Baton RougeWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	41	4.1
Baton Rouge Community CollegeWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	4.8

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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