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Pharmacy tech program at Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education
Riverside, CA · Public less-than-2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $9,800
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $756
- Listed cost
- $10,556
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 48
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- 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
Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education awarded 48 pharmacy tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $9,800 compares with a California median wage of $55,110 for pharmacy technicians (BLS, May 2025).
On California's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy TechnicianRegistered Pharmacy Technician · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $8,944+ $856 books | 20 weeks, 30 hours a week | 84.2% | 51.5% | $5,440 | 183 |
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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