Pharmacy technician training in Massachusetts

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

5 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, all 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Massachusetts?

$2,050 to $7,715 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Massachusetts cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $1,677 to $8,200

In the typical program

Finished the program: Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later: Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: 12 to 26 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 Massachusetts may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Massachusetts?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 5 people at 1 of the 5 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most pharmacy technician programs in Massachusetts cost $2,050 to $7,715. Prices on this page run from $1,677 to $8,200.

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

All 5 pharmacy technician programs in Massachusetts approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Pharmacy technicianOnlineNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician Certification Training Program
Jewish Vocational Service
Based in Boston, MA
No diploma needed
Jewish Vocational Service, based in Boston, MA · Pharmacy technician · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$41,700
Price if you pay yourself$8,200
5 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Pharmacy Technician Certification Training Program at Jewish Vocational Service
Finished
70%
Working at 6 months
62%
Earned in a quarter
$10,435
Length
12 weeks, 33 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
101
a year, estimated
$41,700
price
$8,200
trained with WIOA funding
5
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician Certification Prep online
North Shore Community College
Danvers
No diploma needed
North Shore Community College, Danvers · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,677
Program website, Pharmacy Technician Certification Prep online at North Shore Community College
More details about Pharmacy Technician Certification Prep online at North Shore Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
26 weeks, 10 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,677
Pharmacy technicianOnlineNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician Training Program
Middlesex Community College
Based in Lowell, MA
No diploma needed
Middlesex Community College, based in Lowell, MA · Pharmacy technician · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,050
Program website, Pharmacy Technician Training Program at Middlesex Community College
More details about Pharmacy Technician Training Program at Middlesex 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
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,050
Pharmacy technicianOnlineNo diploma needed
Jump Start Pharmacy Technician Program
Holyoke Community College
Based in Holyoke, MA
No diploma needed
Holyoke Community College, based in Holyoke, MA · Pharmacy technician · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,800
Program website, Jump Start Pharmacy Technician Program at Holyoke Community College
More details about Jump Start Pharmacy Technician Program at Holyoke Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
14 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,800
Pharmacy technicianOnlineNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician (Online)
Joshua Career Institute
Based in Dallas, TX
No diploma needed
Joshua Career Institute, based in Dallas, TX · Pharmacy technician · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,715
Program website, Pharmacy Technician (Online) at Joshua Career Institute
More details about Pharmacy Technician (Online) at Joshua Career Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$285
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,715

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Massachusetts

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 20th of 40
pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10: 5 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 Massachusetts pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Massachusetts pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts offers.

How Massachusetts 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.

Other training in Massachusetts

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