Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Houston area

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$46,400

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$10,600

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the Houston area at a glance

Open to the public: 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Houston: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 32.5 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 9 list one: $10,600 to $17,400 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 188 pharmacy tech awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 9 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $46,400 median for pharmacy technicians ($22.31 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,430 to $61,120; 10,610 employed in the metro area; Texas median $45,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Houston Community College	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	43	1.2
Northwest Educational Center	Houston	Certificate	$10,600	8 months	12	8.8
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston	Houston	Certificate	$17,400	9 months	0	9.5
The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestWIOA list	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	10.4
Pima Medical Institute-Houston	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	14.1
San Jacinto Community College	Pasadena	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	49	15.6
Alvin Community College	Alvin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	24.2
College of the Mainland	Texas City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	31.8
Lone Star College System	The Woodlands	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	46	32.5

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 95 of them Pharmacy tech.
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