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Pharmacy tech program at Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
Pharr, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 437-7500 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $18,450
- LengthIPEDS
- 848 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 35
- 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, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- $38,490
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
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr awarded 35 pharmacy tech credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $18,450 compares with a Texas median wage of $45,900 for pharmacy technicians (BLS, May 2025).
On Texas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharamacy TechnicianCertificate · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $17,900 | Competency-based or withheld | 58.1% | 88.7% | $5,570 | 62 |
| Pharamacy TechnicianCertificate · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $17,900 | Competency-based or withheld | 66.7% | 70.5% | $5,496 | 78 |
| Pharmacy TechnicianCertificate · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $17,900 | Competency-based or withheld | 78.9% | 81.1% | $5,315 | 199 |
| Pharmacy TechnicianCertificate · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $17,900 | Competency-based or withheld | 62.1% | 74.6% | $5,228 | 206 |
| Pharmacy TechnicianCertificate · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $17,900 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | 80% | $6,223 | 15 |
| Pharmacy TechnicianCertified Pharmacy Technicial · Online only · CIP 51.0805 | $17,900 | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 7 |
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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