Pharmacy technician training in South Dakota

1 pharmacy technician program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this pharmacy technician program, and South Dakota has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 South Dakota, the one program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much does pharmacy technician training cost in South Dakota?

$7,905

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 79%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 32 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 South Dakota may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in South Dakota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $7,905.

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

The one pharmacy technician program in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician | Diploma | In-person
Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls
High school diploma or equivalent
Southeast Technical College, Sioux Falls · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,905
Program website, Pharmacy Technician | Diploma | In-person at Southeast Technical College
More details about Pharmacy Technician | Diploma | In-person at Southeast Technical College
Finished
79%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,160
Students counted
23
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,905

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in South Dakota

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

Where the South Dakota pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which South Dakota pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs South Dakota 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 South Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of South Dakota pharmacy technician programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the South Dakota figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for South Dakota: its rates sit far below every other state's.

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