Pharmacy technician training in Louisiana
38 pharmacy technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
30 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 2 of the 38 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 25 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 38 programsHow much does pharmacy technician training cost in Louisiana?
$3,094 to $15,570 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Louisiana cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 38 programs with a price. All of them: $1,279 to $21,210
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $25,600
- Length
- 24 to 52 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 Louisiana may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made
Pharmacy technician training in Shreveport, Alexandria, Baton Rouge and other Louisiana cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 more programs are in 2 other areas and 15 online.
All 38 pharmacy technician programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding
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38 programs
Pharmacy Technician
Unitech Training Academy
Lafayette
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,200Price if you pay yourself$15,5708 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,312
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 372
- a year, estimated
- $37,200
- price
- $15,570
- trained with WIOA funding
- 8
Pharmacy Technician
Unitech Training Academy
West Monroe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$43,700Price if you pay yourself$15,570Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,931
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 238
- a year, estimated
- $43,700
- price
- $15,570
Pharmacy Technician
Unitech Training Academy
Alexandria
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$41,400Price if you pay yourself$15,570Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,354
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 236
- a year, estimated
- $41,400
- price
- $15,570
Pharmacy Technician
Unitech Training Academy
New Orleans
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$51,600Price if you pay yourself$15,570Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,896
- Length
- 36 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 206
- a year, estimated
- $51,600
- price
- $15,570
Pharmacy Technician
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,800Price if you pay yourself$8,206Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Northshore Technical Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Northshore Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,203
- Length
- 64 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,702
- Students counted
- 177
- a year, estimated
- $16,800
- price
- $8,206
Pharmacy Technician with Exam Voucher - Live Online - With Exam (PTHY1024E)
Bossier Parish Community College
Based in Bossier City, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,300Price if you pay yourself$1,670Program website, Pharmacy Technician with Exam Voucher - Live Online - With Exam (PTHY1024E) at Bossier Parish Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician with Exam Voucher - Live Online - With Exam (PTHY1024E) at Bossier Parish Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,568
- Length
- 6 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $165
- Students counted
- 165
- a year, estimated
- $26,300
- price
- $1,670
Pharmacy Technician - Certificate of Technical Studies
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,300Price if you pay yourself$6,394Program website, Pharmacy Technician - Certificate of Technical Studies at Bossier Parish Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician - Certificate of Technical Studies at Bossier Parish Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,568
- Length
- 34 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,000
- Students counted
- 165
- a year, estimated
- $26,300
- price
- $6,394
Pharmacy Technician - Associate of Applied Science
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,300Price if you pay yourself$10,796Program website, Pharmacy Technician - Associate of Applied Science at Bossier Parish Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician - Associate of Applied Science at Bossier Parish Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,568
- Length
- 61 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,850
- Students counted
- 165
- a year, estimated
- $26,300
- price
- $10,796
Pharmacy Technician
Unitech Training Academy
Baton Rouge
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,400Price if you pay yourself$15,570Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,356
- Length
- 25 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 120
- a year, estimated
- $29,400
- price
- $15,570
Pharmacy Technician
Unitech Training Academy
Houma
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,000Price if you pay yourself$15,5704 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Unitech Training Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,012
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 95
- a year, estimated
- $16,000
- price
- $15,570
- trained with WIOA funding
- 4
Pharmacy Technician
Ayers Career College
Shreveport
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,800Price if you pay yourself$16,96117 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Ayers Career CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Ayers Career College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,204
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,489
- Students counted
- 72
- a year, estimated
- $16,800
- price
- $16,961
- trained with WIOA funding
- 17
Pharmacy Technician
Fortis College
Baton Rouge
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,200Price if you pay yourself$15,736Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Fortis CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Fortis College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,807
- Length
- 36 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,780
- Students counted
- 69
- a year, estimated
- $19,200
- price
- $15,736
Pharmacy Technician
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,400Price if you pay yourself$2,132Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,344
- Length
- 40 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $868
- Students counted
- 56
- a year, estimated
- $21,400
- price
- $2,132
Pharmacy Technician - Non-Credit
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,400Price if you pay yourself$3,3753 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician - Non-Credit at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about Pharmacy Technician - Non-Credit at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,344
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $875
- Students counted
- 56
- a year, estimated
- $21,400
- price
- $3,375
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Pharmacy Technician (ASHP)--Online
South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,600Price if you pay yourself$3,89930 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician (ASHP)--Online at South Louisiana Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician (ASHP)--Online at South Louisiana Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,402
- Length
- 52 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $400
- Students counted
- 30
- a year, estimated
- $25,600
- price
- $3,899
- trained with WIOA funding
- 30
Certificate in Pharmacy Technology
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Alexandria
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$17,400Price if you pay yourself$10,054Program website, Certificate in Pharmacy Technology at Louisiana State University at AlexandriaMore details about Certificate in Pharmacy Technology at Louisiana State University at Alexandria
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,343
- Length
- 48 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,300
- Students counted
- 25
- a year, estimated
- $17,400
- price
- $10,054
Pharmacy Technician
Delta College, Inc
Covington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,000Price if you pay yourself$16,0953 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Delta College, IncMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Delta College, Inc
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,999
- Length
- 36 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $307
- Students counted
- 25
- a year, estimated
- $16,000
- price
- $16,095
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Pharmacy Technician
Weston Distance Learning
Based in Fort Collins, CO
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,279More details about Pharmacy Technician at Weston Distance Learning
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,120
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,279
Pharmacy Technician Program- in person
Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
Shreveport
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,299Program website, Pharmacy Technician Program- in person at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. EdMore details about Pharmacy Technician Program- in person at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,299
Pharmacy Technician Assistant
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,995Program website, Pharmacy Technician Assistant at Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician Assistant at Central Louisiana Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,995
Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included)
University Of New Orleans
Based in New Orleans, LA
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,495Program website, Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at University Of New OrleansMore details about Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at University Of New Orleans
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,495
Pharmacy Technician
Fletcher Technical Community College
Based in Schriever, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,995Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Fletcher Technical Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Fletcher Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,995
Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included)
Louisiana State University at Eunice
Based in Eunice, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,995Program website, Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at Louisiana State University at EuniceMore details about Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at Louisiana State University at Eunice
- 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
- $2,995
Pharmacy Technician (Voucher included)
Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
Based in Shreveport, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,995Program website, Pharmacy Technician (Voucher included) at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. EdMore details about Pharmacy Technician (Voucher included) at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,995
Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship
Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
Based in Shreveport, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,000Program website, Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. EdMore details about Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program with Clinical Externship at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,000
Pharmacy Technician
QS Academy
Based in Austin, TX
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,450School website, Pharmacy Technician at QS AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician at QS Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,450
Pharmacy Technician Bootcamp
QS Academy
Based in Austin, TX
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,450Program website, Pharmacy Technician Bootcamp at QS AcademyMore details about Pharmacy Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,450
Pharmacy Technician Training
Northwestern State University of LA
Based in Alexandria, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,899Program website, Pharmacy Technician Training at Northwestern State University of LAMore details about Pharmacy Technician Training at Northwestern State University of LA
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,899
Pharmacy Technician Training
Northwestern State University of LA
Based in Natchitoches, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,899Program website, Pharmacy Technician Training at Northwestern State University of LAMore details about Pharmacy Technician Training at Northwestern State University of LA
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,899
Pharmacy Technician w/ Externship
Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
Based in Shreveport, LA
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,899Program website, Pharmacy Technician w/ Externship at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. EdMore details about Pharmacy Technician w/ Externship at Louisiana State University at Shreveport - Cont. Ed
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,899
Pharmacy Tech
Uncharted Territory Solutions
Based in Houston, TX
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,945School website, Pharmacy Tech at Uncharted Territory SolutionsMore details about Pharmacy Tech at Uncharted Territory Solutions
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,945
Pharmacy Technician
MedCertify.com
Based in Louisville, KY
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,000Program website, Pharmacy Technician at MedCertify.comMore details about Pharmacy Technician at MedCertify.com
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 18 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,000
RX-3000 : Pharmacy Technician Professional (ASHP/ACPE)
MedCerts - Online classes
Based in Livonia, MI
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,000Program website, RX-3000 : Pharmacy Technician Professional (ASHP/ACPE) at MedCerts - Online classesMore details about RX-3000 : Pharmacy Technician Professional (ASHP/ACPE) at MedCerts - Online classes
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 25 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,000
Pharmacy Technician
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,090Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Central Louisiana Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 28 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,642
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,090
Pharmacy Technician
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,000Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at Louisiana Delta Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,250
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,000
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training
Gretna
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$13,310Program website, Certified Pharmacy Technician at Tender Love & Care Allied Health TrainingMore details about Certified Pharmacy Technician at Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,690
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $13,310
Diploma in Pharmacy Technician
Remington College
Lafayette
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$21,210More details about Diploma in Pharmacy Technician at Remington College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 53 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $21,210
Diploma in Pharmacy Technician
Remington College
Shreveport
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$21,210More details about Diploma in Pharmacy Technician at Remington College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 53 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $21,210
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How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Louisiana
WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Louisiana
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 Louisiana
- programs with a price cost under $3,000
- 9 of 38
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 30th of 40
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 9 of 18
- pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
- 38 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 Louisiana pharmacy technician program numbers come from
Which Louisiana pharmacy technician programs are on this list?
These are the pharmacy technician programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.
How Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.
Other training in Louisiana
- CDL training66 programs
- CNA classes30 programs
- Medical assistant training57 programs
- Phlebotomy training47 programs
- Welding classes52 programs
- HVAC training32 programs
- Medical billing and coding training52 programs
- LPN programs18 programs
- EMT classes14 programs
- Electrician training28 programs
- Dental assistant programs23 programs
- Auto mechanic classes10 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
- CNC machinist training8 programs
- Carpentry classes4 programs
Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Louisiana
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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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns