Pharmacy technician training in Florida
22 pharmacy technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
22 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Florida 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 Florida, 8 of the 22 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 8 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 22 programsHow much does pharmacy technician training cost in Florida?
$3,336 to $5,778 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Florida cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 22 programs with a price. All of them: $2,688 to $14,813
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 71%
- Working 6 months later
- 77%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $27,500
- Length
- 25 to 43 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Florida may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made
Pharmacy technician training in Orlando, Miami, Tampa and other Florida cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 more programs are in 2 other areas, 1 in smaller cities and towns.
All 22 pharmacy technician programs in Florida approved for WIOA funding
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22 programs
Pharmacy Technician
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
Miramar
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,000Price if you pay yourself$14,81327 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
- Finished
- 51%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,759
- Length
- 24 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 175
- a year, estimated
- $31,000
- price
- $14,813
- trained with WIOA funding
- 27
Certificate- Pharmacy Technician
Indian River State College-Cs
Fort Pierce
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,100Price if you pay yourself$2,688Program website, Certificate- Pharmacy Technician at Indian River State College-CsMore details about Certificate- Pharmacy Technician at Indian River State College-Cs
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,284
- Length
- 52 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $580
- Students counted
- 86
- a year, estimated
- $29,100
- price
- $2,688
Pharmacy Technician
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Naples
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$14,700Price if you pay yourself$3,8786 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Lorenzo Walker Technical College
- Finished
- 68%
- Working at 6 months
- 33%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,682
- Length
- 42 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,054
- Students counted
- 71
- a year, estimated
- $14,700
- price
- $3,878
- trained with WIOA funding
- 6
Pharmacy Technician
William T. Mcfatter Technical Center-Vs
Davie
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,200Price if you pay yourself$3,592School website, Pharmacy Technician at William T. Mcfatter Technical Center-VsMore details about Pharmacy Technician at William T. Mcfatter Technical Center-Vs
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,812
- Length
- 43 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $633
- Students counted
- 65
- a year, estimated
- $23,200
- price
- $3,592
Pharmacy Technician
Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCF
Sanford
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,500Price if you pay yourself$5,8753 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Pharmacy Technician at Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCFMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCF
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,886
- Length
- 52 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 55
- a year, estimated
- $27,500
- price
- $5,875
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Pharmacy Technician
Atlantic Technical College-Vs
Margate
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$16,800Price if you pay yourself$3,6293 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Atlantic Technical College-Vs
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,198
- Length
- 40 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $668
- Students counted
- 43
- a year, estimated
- $16,800
- price
- $3,629
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Pharmacy Technician-Cd4
Concorde Career Institute- Orlando (Polk)
Orlando
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$14,135Program website, Pharmacy Technician-Cd4 at Concorde Career Institute- Orlando (Polk)More details about Pharmacy Technician-Cd4 at Concorde Career Institute- Orlando (Polk)
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 31 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 40
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $14,135
Pharmacy Technician*
Sheridan Technical College-Vs
Hollywood
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,100Price if you pay yourself$3,423More details about Pharmacy Technician* at Sheridan Technical College-Vs
- Finished
- 54%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,023
- Length
- 35 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $463
- Students counted
- 37
- a year, estimated
- $36,100
- price
- $3,423
Pharmacy Technician
Lake Technical College-CSCF
Eustis
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,024Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Lake Technical College-CSCFMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Lake Technical College-CSCF
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 35 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,495
- Students counted
- 25
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,024
Pharmacy Technician
Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF
Winter Garden
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,336School website, Pharmacy Technician at Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCFMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 26 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,545
- Students counted
- 22
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,336
Pharmacy Technician
Ridge Technical College - Polk
Winter Haven
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$18,500Price if you pay yourself$3,0247 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Ridge Technical College - PolkMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Ridge Technical College - Polk
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,613
- Length
- 52 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,352
- Students counted
- 21
- a year, estimated
- $18,500
- price
- $3,024
- trained with WIOA funding
- 7
Pharmacy Tech
RiverOak Technical College
Live Oak
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$20,100Price if you pay yourself$5,4867 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Tech at RiverOak Technical CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Tech at RiverOak Technical College
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,025
- Length
- 32 weeks, 33 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,122
- Students counted
- 16
- a year, estimated
- $20,100
- price
- $5,486
- trained with WIOA funding
- 7
Pharmacy Technician
Orange Technical College - Main Campus/Avalon-CSCF
Orlando
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,3363 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Pharmacy Technician at Orange Technical College - Main Campus/Avalon-CSCFMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Orange Technical College - Main Campus/Avalon-CSCF
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 35 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,545
- Students counted
- 13
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,336
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Pharmacy Technician
Gadsden Technical College
Quincy
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,600Price if you pay yourself$3,066More details about Pharmacy Technician at Gadsden Technical College
- Finished
- 36%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,392
- Length
- 78 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $155
- Students counted
- 11
- a year, estimated
- $29,600
- price
- $3,066
Pharmacy Technician ATD
Manatee Technical College-Vs
Bradenton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,800Price if you pay yourself$4,380Program website, Pharmacy Technician ATD at Manatee Technical College-VsMore details about Pharmacy Technician ATD at Manatee Technical College-Vs
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,703
- Length
- 27 weeks, 38 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $516
- Students counted
- 10
- a year, estimated
- $30,800
- price
- $4,380
Pharmacy Technician
AdventHealth University -CSCF
Orlando
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,700More details about Pharmacy Technician at AdventHealth University -CSCF
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 25 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,700
Pharmacy Technician Program
Finlay Institute of Nursing
Tampa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,440More details about Pharmacy Technician Program at Finlay Institute of Nursing
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 20 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,440
Pharmacy Technician
Genuine Healthcare Institute, LLC
Saint Petersburg
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,500More details about Pharmacy Technician at Genuine Healthcare Institute, LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 44 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $799
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,500
Entry-level Pharmacy Technician
Suncoast Career Academy
Brandon
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,615More details about Entry-level Pharmacy Technician at Suncoast Career Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 7 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,615
Pharmacy Technician
Aguilas International Medical Institute-Is
Tampa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,479More details about Pharmacy Technician at Aguilas International Medical Institute-Is
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 33 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,479
Pharmacy Technician
Ana G Mendez University- CSCF
Orlando
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,000Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Ana G Mendez University- CSCFMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Ana G Mendez University- CSCF
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,000
Pharmacy Technician
Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF
Kissimmee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,000School website, Pharmacy Technician at Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCFMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,000
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Florida
WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Florida
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 Florida
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 27th of 40
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 12 of 18
- pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
- 22 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 Florida pharmacy technician program numbers come from
Which Florida pharmacy technician programs are on this list?
These are the pharmacy technician programs Florida 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 Florida offers.
How Florida 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.
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Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Florida
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Pharmacy Technicians
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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