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Pharmacy technician training in Puerto Rico

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

5 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs, and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, 3 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Puerto Rico?

$14,320 to $24,600 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Puerto Rico cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $1,073 to $28,763

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
61 to 88 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 Puerto Rico may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Puerto Rico?

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

Pharmacy technician training in San Juan, Arecibo and other Puerto Rico cities

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All 6 pharmacy technician programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Pharmacy technician (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Grado Asociado Técnico de Farmacia

    NUC University

    Arecibo

    High school diploma or equivalent

    NUC University, Arecibo · Pharmacy technician (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$28,763
    Program website, Grado Asociado Técnico de Farmacia at NUC University
    More details about Grado Asociado Técnico de Farmacia at NUC University
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    84 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,853
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $28,763

  • Pharmacy technician (associate degree)Several formatsHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Grado Asociado en Ciencias de Técnico de Farmacia

    CEM College

    Humacao

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CEM College, Humacao · Pharmacy technician (associate degree) · Several formats · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$13,100
    Price if you pay yourself$24,600

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Grado Asociado en Ciencias de Técnico de Farmacia at CEM College
    More details about Grado Asociado en Ciencias de Técnico de Farmacia at CEM College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,270
    Length
    120 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,414
    Students counted
    14
    a year, estimated
    $13,100
    price
    $24,600
    trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Farmacia

    Nova College de Puerto Rico

    Bayamon

    No diploma needed

    Nova College de Puerto Rico, Bayamon · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$11,600
    Price if you pay yourself$1,073

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Técnico de Farmacia at Nova College de Puerto Rico
    More details about Técnico de Farmacia at Nova College de Puerto Rico
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,890
    Length
    56 weeks, 43 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $170
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    $11,600
    price
    $1,073
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Farmacia

    ICPR Junior College

    Manati

    No diploma needed

    ICPR Junior College, Manati · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,320

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Técnico de Farmacia at ICPR Junior College
    More details about Técnico de Farmacia at ICPR Junior College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $966
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,320
    trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Técnico de Farmacia

    ICPR Junior College

    Hato Rey

    No diploma needed

    ICPR Junior College, Hato Rey · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,320
    Program website, Técnico de Farmacia at ICPR Junior College
    More details about Técnico de Farmacia at ICPR Junior College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 31 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $972
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,320

  • Pharmacy technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Grado Asociado en Técnicos de Farmacia

    Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College

    Humacao

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College, Humacao · Pharmacy technician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Grado Asociado en Técnicos de Farmacia at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
    More details about Grado Asociado en Técnicos de Farmacia at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    90 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico

programs with a price cost under $15,000
3 of 5
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
40th 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 Puerto Rico pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico offers.

How Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

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Sources for the facts about pharmacy technician training in Puerto Rico

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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