Pharmacy technician training in Iowa
10 pharmacy technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
9 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Iowa 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 Iowa, 3 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsHow much does pharmacy technician training cost in Iowa?
$1,650 to $2,966 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Iowa cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $1,299 to $7,276
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 53%
- Working 6 months later
- 74%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $32,100
- Length
- 13 to 35 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 Iowa may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made
Pharmacy technician training in Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Marshalltown and other Iowa cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 5 programs are online.
All 10 pharmacy technician programs in Iowa approved for WIOA funding
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Pharmacy Technician Training Course
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,300Price if you pay yourself$2,879Program website, Pharmacy Technician Training Course at Kirkwood Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician Training Course at Kirkwood Community College
- Finished
- 41%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,080
- Length
- 32 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $585
- Students counted
- 94
- a year, estimated
- $32,300
- price
- $2,879
Pharmacy Technician - Online *PHRM.CPC
Northeast Iowa Community College
Based in Calmar, IA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,400Price if you pay yourself$1,495Program website, Pharmacy Technician - Online *PHRM.CPC at Northeast Iowa Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician - Online *PHRM.CPC at Northeast Iowa Community College
- Finished
- 77%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,844
- Length
- 10 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 51
- a year, estimated
- $31,400
- price
- $1,495
Pharmacy Technician Certificate
Hawkeye Community College
Based in Waterloo, IA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,700Price if you pay yourself$2,799Program website, Pharmacy Technician Certificate at Hawkeye Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician Certificate at Hawkeye Community College
- Finished
- 64%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,185
- Length
- 16 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 30
- a year, estimated
- $24,700
- price
- $2,799
Pharmacy Technician - Diploma
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,100Price if you pay yourself$7,276Program website, Pharmacy Technician - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community College
- Finished
- 32%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,029
- Length
- 48 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,091
- Students counted
- 27
- a year, estimated
- $32,100
- price
- $7,276
Pharmacy Technician 6130001 (Online) (Continuing Education)
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Based in Davenport, IA
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,995Program website, Pharmacy Technician 6130001 (Online) (Continuing Education) at Eastern Iowa Community CollegesMore details about Pharmacy Technician 6130001 (Online) (Continuing Education) at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 15
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,995
Pharmacy Technician
Iowa Valley Community College District
Marshalltown
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,800Price if you pay yourself$1,299Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Iowa Valley Community College DistrictMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Iowa Valley Community College District
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,195
- Length
- 7 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $129
- Students counted
- 10
- a year, estimated
- $32,800
- price
- $1,299
Pharmacy Technician
Change Course
Based in Des Moines, IA
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,620Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Change CourseMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Change Course
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $350
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,620
Pharmacy Technology
Indian Hills Community College
Based in Ottumwa, IA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,739Program website, Pharmacy Technology at Indian Hills Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technology at Indian Hills Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 36 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,739
Pharmacy Technician - Certificate
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,795Program website, Pharmacy Technician - Certificate at Iowa Western Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician - Certificate at Iowa Western Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $252
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,795
Pharmacy Technician
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,615Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Kirkwood Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Kirkwood Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $917
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,615
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How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Iowa
WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Iowa
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 Iowa
- programs with a price cost under $2,000
- 5 of 10
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 10th of 40
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 14 of 18
- pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
- 10 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 Iowa pharmacy technician program numbers come from
Which Iowa pharmacy technician programs are on this list?
These are the pharmacy technician programs Iowa 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 Iowa offers.
How Iowa 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 Iowa
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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