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Pharmacy technician training in Detroit, Michigan

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

12 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs with classes in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area, and every one is approved 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 Detroit, 3 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.

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All 34 pharmacy technician programs in Michigan, including online programs

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Detroit?

$2,996 to $13,730 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Detroit cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $700 to $16,604

In the typical program

Finished the program
47%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
14 to 29 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 Detroit may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Detroit?

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

All 12 pharmacy technician programs in Detroit approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technology

    Wayne County Community College District

    Detroit

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wayne County Community College District, Detroit · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$15,000
    Price if you pay yourself$16,604
    Program website, Pharmacy Technology at Wayne County Community College District
    More details about Pharmacy Technology at Wayne County Community College District
    Finished
    47%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,762
    Length
    92 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,650
    Students counted
    34
    a year, estimated
    $15,000
    price
    $16,604

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Dorsey College

    Wayne

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey College, Wayne · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$24,600
    Price if you pay yourself$13,730
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Dorsey College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Dorsey College
    Finished
    48%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,155
    Length
    28 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    33
    a year, estimated
    $24,600
    price
    $13,730

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Dorsey College

    Woodhaven

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey College, Woodhaven · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$32,800
    Price if you pay yourself$13,730
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Dorsey College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Dorsey College
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    92%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,188
    Length
    28 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    $32,800
    price
    $13,730

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, Warren · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,985
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Macomb Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    18%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,156
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,985

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Dorsey College

    Roseville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dorsey College, Roseville · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,100
    Price if you pay yourself$13,730
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Dorsey College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Dorsey College
    Finished
    48%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,273
    Length
    30 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    $25,100
    price
    $13,730

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technican

    Lapeer County ISD

    Attica

    No diploma needed

    Lapeer County ISD, Attica · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$700
    Program website, Pharmacy Technican at Lapeer County ISD
    More details about Pharmacy Technican at Lapeer County ISD
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $700

  • Pharmacy technicianSeveral formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Progressive Academic Learning LLC

    Detroit

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Progressive Academic Learning LLC, Detroit · Pharmacy technician · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,950
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Progressive Academic Learning LLC
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Progressive Academic Learning LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,950

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Michigan Healthcare Academy

    Mount Clemens

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Michigan Healthcare Academy, Mount Clemens · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,999
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Michigan Healthcare Academy
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Michigan Healthcare Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,999

  • Pharmacy technician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    CVS Health Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Program

    CVS Health

    Detroit

    No diploma needed

    CVS Health, Detroit · Pharmacy technician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about CVS Health Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Program at CVS Health
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Troy Continuing Education

    Troy

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Troy Continuing Education, Troy · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,082
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Troy Continuing Education
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Troy Continuing Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    33 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,082

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personEducation and courses

    Pharmacy Technician Certificate

    Schoolcraft College

    Livonia

    Education and courses

    Schoolcraft College, Livonia · Pharmacy technician · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,972
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Certificate at Schoolcraft College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Certificate at Schoolcraft College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,972

  • Pharmacy technicianSeveral formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Healthcare Career Institute LLC

    Southfield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Healthcare Career Institute LLC, Southfield · Pharmacy technician · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,500
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Healthcare Career Institute LLC
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Healthcare Career Institute LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,500

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Detroit

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Detroit

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 Detroit pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Detroit pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs with classes in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Michigan page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Detroit 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 Detroit

Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Detroit

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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