Pharmacy technician training in New Mexico
10 pharmacy technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
9 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and New Mexico 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 Mexico, 2 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 7 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsHow much does pharmacy technician training cost in New Mexico?
$1,646 to $4,368 is what most pharmacy technician programs in New Mexico cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $863 to $17,521
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 78%
- Working 6 months later
- 60%
- Earned a year, estimated
- Too few programs to say
- Length
- 13 to 48 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 New Mexico may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made
Pharmacy technician training in Albuquerque, Farmington, Hobbs and other New Mexico cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 5 programs are online.
All 10 pharmacy technician programs in New Mexico approved for WIOA funding
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10 programs
Pharmacy Technician with ASHP
Career Step
Based in Lehi, UT
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$35,000Price if you pay yourself$4,199Program website, Pharmacy Technician with ASHP at Career StepMore details about Pharmacy Technician with ASHP at Career Step
- Finished
- 21%
- Working at 6 months
- 2%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,750
- Length
- 52 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 2,779
- a year, estimated
- $35,000
- price
- $4,199
Pharmacy Technology Program
Carrington College Multi State and Campus C400
Albuquerque
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$13,675Program website, Pharmacy Technology Program at Carrington College Multi State and Campus C400More details about Pharmacy Technology Program at Carrington College Multi State and Campus C400
- Finished
- 69%
- Working at 6 months
- 61%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 36 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 165
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $13,675
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant, Certificate
Pima Medical Institute - Central-C61
Albuquerque
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,300Price if you pay yourself$17,521Program website, Pharmacy Technician/Assistant, Certificate at Pima Medical Institute - Central-C61More details about Pharmacy Technician/Assistant, Certificate at Pima Medical Institute - Central-C61
- Finished
- 65%
- Working at 6 months
- 26%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,071
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $769
- Students counted
- 131
- a year, estimated
- $32,300
- price
- $17,521
Certified Pharmacy Technician - Industry Credential, Non-Credit
Dona Ana Community College of NMSU - C16
Based in Las Cruces, NM
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,67512 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Certified Pharmacy Technician - Industry Credential, Non-Credit at Dona Ana Community College of NMSU - C16More details about Certified Pharmacy Technician - Industry Credential, Non-Credit at Dona Ana Community College of NMSU - C16
- Finished
- 87%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 70
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,675
- trained with WIOA funding
- 12
Pharmacy Technician
San Juan College-North-C29
Farmington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,600Price if you pay yourself$863Program website, Pharmacy Technician at San Juan College-North-C29More details about Pharmacy Technician at San Juan College-North-C29
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 59%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,893
- Length
- 16 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $650
- Students counted
- 68
- a year, estimated
- $19,600
- price
- $863
Pharmacy Technician
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,400Program website, Pharmacy Technician at New Mexico Junior CollegeMore details about Pharmacy Technician at New Mexico Junior College
- Finished
- 98%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $205
- Students counted
- 53
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,400
Pharmacy Technician - Live Online (PTHY1024)
ProTrain, LLC
Based in Raleigh, NC
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,595Program website, Pharmacy Technician - Live Online (PTHY1024) at ProTrain, LLCMore details about Pharmacy Technician - Live Online (PTHY1024) at ProTrain, LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 11 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,595
PTLIM0006E - Pharmacy Technician - Live Mentored
ProTrain, LLC
Based in Raleigh, NC
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,799Program website, PTLIM0006E - Pharmacy Technician - Live Mentored at ProTrain, LLCMore details about PTLIM0006E - Pharmacy Technician - Live Mentored at ProTrain, LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $725
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,799
Pharmacy Technician (ASHP) Online (CareerStep)
University of New Mexico, Continuing Education -Central-C336
Based in Albuquerque, NM
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,199Program website, Pharmacy Technician (ASHP) Online (CareerStep) at University of New Mexico, Continuing Education -Central-C336More details about Pharmacy Technician (ASHP) Online (CareerStep) at University of New Mexico, Continuing Education -Central-C336
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 52 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,199
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Pinnacle Institute
Las Cruces
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,425Program website, Certified Pharmacy Technician at Pinnacle InstituteMore details about Certified Pharmacy Technician at Pinnacle Institute
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $575
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,425
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for pharmacy technician training in New Mexico
WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in New Mexico
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 Mexico
- programs with a price cost under $2,000
- 4 of 10
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 25th of 40
- pharmacy technician programs here, against the typical state's 10
- 10 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 Mexico pharmacy technician program numbers come from
Which New Mexico pharmacy technician programs are on this list?
These are the pharmacy technician programs New Mexico 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 Mexico offers.
How New Mexico 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 New Mexico
- CDL training33 programs
- CNA classes12 programs
- Medical assistant training12 programs
- Phlebotomy training8 programs
- Welding classes23 programs
- HVAC training5 programs
- Medical billing and coding training13 programs
- LPN programs3 programs
- EMT classes27 programs
- Electrician training3 programs
- Dental assistant programs18 programs
- Auto mechanic classes21 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in New Mexico
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Pharmacy Technicians
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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