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Pharmacy technician training in Maine

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

2 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Maine 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 Maine, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and both are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Maine?

$2,000 to $2,495

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
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Working 6 months later
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Earned a year, estimated
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Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Maine may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Maine?

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

All 2 pharmacy technician programs in Maine approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    LNA Health Careers

    Based in Manchester, NH

    High school diploma or equivalent

    LNA Health Careers, based in Manchester, NH · Pharmacy technician · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at LNA Health Careers
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at LNA Health Careers
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
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    Earned in a quarter
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    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,000

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included)

    Central Maine Community College

    Based in Auburn, ME

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Maine Community College, based in Auburn, ME · Pharmacy technician · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,495
    School website, Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at Central Maine Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at Central Maine Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
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    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
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    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
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    a year, estimated
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    price
    $2,495

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Maine

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Maine

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

Where the Maine pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Maine pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Maine 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 Maine offers.

How the prices and results of Maine pharmacy technician programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Maine

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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