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Pharmacy technician training in Alabama

9 pharmacy technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

9 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists dispense medications, manage stock and serve customers. Many programs award a certificate after a year or less, most states regulate the work in some way, and some states and employers require certification.1 In Alabama, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Alabama?

$1,300 to $1,499 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Alabama cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $999 to $15,957

In the typical program

Finished the program
88%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
about $20,300
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alabama may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Alabama?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Pharmacy technician training in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Dothan and other Alabama cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 9 pharmacy technician programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Jefferson State Community College

    Birmingham

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jefferson State Community College, Birmingham · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,200
    Price if you pay yourself$999

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Pharmacy Technician at Jefferson State Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Jefferson State Community College
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,799
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $670
    Students counted
    77
    a year, estimated
    $23,200
    price
    $999
    trained with WIOA funding
    10

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician Assistant

    Lawson State Community College

    Birmingham

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lawson State Community College, Birmingham · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,017

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Assistant at Lawson State Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Assistant at Lawson State Community College
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,424
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $383
    Students counted
    71
    a year, estimated
    $25,700
    price
    $2,017
    trained with WIOA funding
    6

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship

    Shelton State Community College

    Tuscaloosa

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$15,600
    Price if you pay yourself$1,499
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship at Shelton State Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship at Shelton State Community College
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,898
    Length
    12 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $578
    Students counted
    49
    a year, estimated
    $15,600
    price
    $1,499

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technology

    Fortis College - Dothan Campus

    Dothan

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fortis College - Dothan Campus, Dothan · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$14,200
    Price if you pay yourself$15,957
    Program website, Pharmacy Technology at Fortis College - Dothan Campus
    More details about Pharmacy Technology at Fortis College - Dothan Campus
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,562
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,420
    Students counted
    35
    a year, estimated
    $14,200
    price
    $15,957

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Calhoun Community College

    Decatur

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Calhoun Community College, Decatur · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$20,300
    Price if you pay yourself$999

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Calhoun Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Calhoun Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,070
    Length
    8 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    32
    a year, estimated
    $20,300
    price
    $999
    trained with WIOA funding
    8

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Enterprise State Community College

    Enterprise

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Enterprise State Community College, Enterprise · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,400
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Enterprise State Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Enterprise State Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $150
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,400

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Genesis Allied Health Services LLC

    Auburn

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Genesis Allied Health Services LLC, Auburn · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,300
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Genesis Allied Health Services LLC
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Genesis Allied Health Services LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,300

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship

    LBW

    Andalusia

    High school diploma or equivalent

    LBW, Andalusia · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,399
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship at LBW
    More details about Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship at LBW
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,399

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

    Northeast Alabama Community College

    Rainsville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,400
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician/Assistant at Northeast Alabama Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician/Assistant at Northeast Alabama Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $160
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,400

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Alabama

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Alabama

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for pharmacy technician training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for pharmacy technician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Pharmacy technician training in Alabama

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
3rd of 40
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
0 of 18
pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
9 vs 10

State comparisons use the same figures as the pharmacy technician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Alabama pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Alabama pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Alabama approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alabama offers.

How Alabama pharmacy technician program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some pharmacy technician programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in Alabama

Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Alabama

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Pharmacy Technicians
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns