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Pharmacy technician training in New Jersey

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

7 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 5 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 8 programs

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in New Jersey?

$1,200 to $3,135 is what most pharmacy technician programs in New Jersey cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $1,200 to $7,125

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
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Earned a year, estimated
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Length
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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 New Jersey may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in New Jersey?

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

Pharmacy technician training in New York, Allentown, Vineland and other New Jersey cities

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All 8 pharmacy technician programs in New Jersey approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS

    Elizabeth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS, Elizabeth · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    Warren County Community College Phillipsburg

    Phillipsburg

    No diploma needed

    Warren County Community College Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Warren County Community College Phillipsburg
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Warren County Community College Phillipsburg
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician

    Passaic County Community College

    Paterson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Passaic County Community College, Paterson · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Passaic County Community College
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Passaic County Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician

    Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus

    Vineland

    No diploma needed

    Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus, Vineland · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus
    More details about Pharmacy Technician at Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Certified Pharmacy Technician

    Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS

    Newark

    No diploma needed

    Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS, Newark · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,250
    More details about Certified Pharmacy Technician at Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $129
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,250

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pharmacy Technician Certification Onli

    William Paterson University

    Wayne

    High school diploma or equivalent

    William Paterson University, Wayne · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,080
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician Certification Onli at William Paterson University
    More details about Pharmacy Technician Certification Onli at William Paterson University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $5
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,080

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Pharmacy Technician with Exam

    Rutgers Center for Continuing Professional Development

    New Brunswick

    No diploma needed

    Rutgers Center for Continuing Professional Development, New Brunswick · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,300
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician with Exam at Rutgers Center for Continuing Professional Development
    More details about Pharmacy Technician with Exam at Rutgers Center for Continuing Professional Development
    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
    $3,300

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Online Certified Pharmacy Technician

    Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS

    Newark

    No diploma needed

    Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS, Newark · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,125
    More details about Online Certified Pharmacy Technician at Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $75
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,125

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in New Jersey

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in New Jersey

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 New Jersey

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
4th of 40
pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
8 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 New Jersey pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which New Jersey pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs New Jersey 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 New Jersey offers.

How New Jersey 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 New Jersey figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New Jersey among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Other training in New Jersey

Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in New Jersey

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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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns