Pharmacy Tech Programs in the McAllen area

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$38,490

pharmacy technicians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,199

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Pharmacy Tech Programs in the McAllen area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from McAllen: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.7 miles, farthest 4.5 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $1,199 to $18,450, middle $17,400 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 120 pharmacy tech awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 71% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 85% (4 report it)
Pay here: $38,490 median for pharmacy technicians ($18.51 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,150 to $48,410; 980 employed in the metro area; Texas median $45,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Rio Grande Valley CollegeWIOA list	Pharr	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	30	1.7
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus	McAllen	Certificate	$17,400	9 months	47	1.8
Southern Careers Institute-PharrWIOA list	Pharr	Certificate	$18,450	9 months	35	2.0
South Texas CollegeWIOA list	McAllen	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	8	3.4
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Continuing Education ProgramWIOA list	Edinburg	WIOA list only	$1,199	Not reported		4.5

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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