Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Lafayette area

Lafayette, LA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$40,180

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$13,075

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Lafayette area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Lafayette: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.1 miles, farthest 4.4 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $13,075 to $15,570 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 53 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 68 pharmacy tech awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $40,180 median for pharmacy technicians ($19.32 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,200 to $50,390; 690 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $44,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Unitech Training Academy-LafayetteWIOA list	Lafayette	Certificate	$15,570	9 months	47	2.1
Remington College-Lafayette CampusWIOA list	Lafayette	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	18	2.5
Infinity College	Lafayette	Certificate	$13,075	9 months	3	4.4

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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