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Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Austin area
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area
Programs
3
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$47,010
pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$7,323
of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list
Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Austin area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Austin
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 5.8 miles, farthest 19.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 3 list one: $7,323 (DOL WIOA list)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 25 pharmacy tech awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 3 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $47,010 median for pharmacy technicians ($22.60 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,400 to $58,790; 3,130 employed in the metro area; Texas median $45,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Pharmacy tech programs, nearest to Austin first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | 4 | 5.8 |
| Austin Community College DistrictWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | 21 | 13.7 |
| Texas State UniversityWIOA list | San Marcos | WIOA list only | $7,323 | 19.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 95 of them Pharmacy tech.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Texas metro areas
- Dallas area12 programs
- Houston area9 programs
- San Antonio area8 programs
- McAllen area5 programs
- Beaumont area3 programs
- El Paso area3 programs