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Pharmacy tech program at California Nurses Educational Institute
Rancho Mirage, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (760) 416-5955 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $12,500
- LengthIPEDS
- 35 credit hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 6
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 22 graduates
- $33,592
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $34,670
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $58 a month over 10 years
- $5,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for pharmacy techniciansBLS OEWS May 2025, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- $50,270
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
California Nurses Educational Institute awarded 6 pharmacy tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $12,500 compares with a California median wage of $55,110 for pharmacy technicians (BLS, May 2025).
On California's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy TechnicianPharmacy Technician License · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $12,800+ $100 books | 36 weeks, 22 hours a week | 69.2% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 13 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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