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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 5 are taught partly or fully online.

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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
Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
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

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

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 programs are online.

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

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northwest Career College, Las Vegas · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · 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
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,489
    Length
    36 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    462
    a year, estimated
    $26,000
    price
    $15,499
    trained with WIOA funding
    19

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    Truckee Meadows Community College EPIC

    Reno

    No diploma needed

    Truckee Meadows Community College EPIC, Reno · Pharmacy technician · In 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,599
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Western Nevada College

    Based in Carson City, NV

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Nevada College, based in Carson City, NV · Pharmacy technician · Online · 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
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,409
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    19
    a year, estimated
    $25,600
    price
    $2,995
    trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • 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, NV · Pharmacy technician · Online · 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
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,539
    Length
    52 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,017
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $22,200
    price
    $2,578
    trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • Pharmacy technician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician Registered Apprenticeship

    Nevada System of Higher Education

    Reno

    No diploma needed

    Nevada System of Higher Education, Reno · Pharmacy technician apprenticeship · Hybrid · 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,599

  • Pharmacy technicianOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Great Basin College

    Based in Elko, NV

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Great Basin College, based in Elko, NV · Pharmacy technician · Online · 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
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,995

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 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 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).

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 Nevada 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 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.

Other training in Nevada

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 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