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Pharmacy technician training in Nevada

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

6 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Nevada 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 Nevada, 3 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 6 programs here are pharmacy technician (5 programs) and pharmacy technician apprenticeship (1 program).

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How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Nevada?

$1,844 to $2,995 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Nevada cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $1,599 to $15,499

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Nevada's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
40 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 Nevada may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Nevada?

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

All 6 pharmacy technician programs in Nevada approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Pharmacy technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Northwest Career College

    Las Vegas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northwest Career College, Las VegasPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,000
    Price if you pay yourself$15,499

    19 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Northwest Career College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Northwest Career College
    Finished
    66%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,489
    Length
    36 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    462
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,499
    students trained with WIOA funding
    19
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Northwest Career College

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    Truckee Meadows Community College EPIC

    Reno

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Truckee Meadows Community College EPIC, RenoPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,599

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Pharmacy Technician at Truckee Meadows Community College EPIC
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Truckee Meadows Community College EPIC
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    26
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,599
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    School website, Pharmacy Technician at Truckee Meadows Community College EPIC

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Western Nevada College

    Based in Carson City, NV

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nevada College, based in Carson City, NVPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,600
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Western Nevada College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Western Nevada College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,409
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    19
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,995
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Western Nevada College

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included)

    Vegas PBS/CCSD

    Based in Las Vegas, NV

    No diploma needed

    Vegas PBS/CCSD, based in Las Vegas, NVPharmacy technicianOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$22,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,578

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at Vegas PBS/CCSD
    More details about Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at Vegas PBS/CCSD
    Finished
    30%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,539
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,017
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,578
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician (Voucher Included) at Vegas PBS/CCSD

  • Pharmacy technician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician Registered Apprenticeship

    Nevada System of Higher Education

    Reno

    No diploma needed

    Nevada System of Higher Education, RenoPharmacy technician apprenticeshipHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,599
    School website, Pharmacy Technician Registered Apprenticeship at Nevada System of Higher Education
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Registered Apprenticeship at Nevada System of Higher Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,599
    School website, Pharmacy Technician Registered Apprenticeship at Nevada System of Higher Education

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Great Basin College

    Based in Elko, NV

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Great Basin College, based in Elko, NVPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Great Basin College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Great Basin College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,995
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Great Basin College

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Nevada

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Nevada

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.

Quick facts: Pharmacy technician training in Nevada

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
19th of 40
pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
6 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).

Pharmacy technician training in Reno, Las Vegas and other Nevada cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 programs are online.

Other training in Nevada

How pharmacy technician training compares with the rest of medical office and lab work: Medical certification programs in Nevada

Where the Nevada pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Nevada pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Nevada 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 Nevada offers.

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

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Nevada

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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, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, 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