Pharmacy technician training in Richmond, Virginia

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

14 schools offer these pharmacy technician programs with classes in the Richmond area, and every one is approved 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 Richmond, 4 of the 14 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 14 programs

All 33 pharmacy technician programs in Virginia, including online programs

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Richmond?

$866 to $1,858 is what most pharmacy technician programs in Richmond cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 14 programs with a price. All of them: $525 to $15,890

In the typical program

Finished the program: Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later: Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: 3 to 15 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 Richmond may also offer pharmacy technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Richmond?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 11 people at 2 of the 14 programs here.
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. Most pharmacy technician programs in Richmond cost $866 to $1,858. Prices on this page run from $525 to $15,890.

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

All 14 pharmacy technician programs in Richmond approved for WIOA funding

14 programs

Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician
AlliedRx Institute of Healthcare
Henrico
High school diploma or equivalent
AlliedRx Institute of Healthcare, Henrico · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,250
8 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Pharmacy Technician at AlliedRx Institute of Healthcare
More details about Pharmacy Technician at AlliedRx Institute of Healthcare
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
14 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$600
Students counted
93
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,250
trained with WIOA funding
8
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician Program
Community College Workforce Alliance
Midlothian
High school diploma or equivalent
Community College Workforce Alliance, Midlothian · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,800
Price if you pay yourself$1,299
More details about Pharmacy Technician Program at Community College Workforce Alliance
Finished
39%
Working at 6 months
71%
Earned in a quarter
$5,959
Length
1 week, 6 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$129
Students counted
68
a year, estimated
$23,800
price
$1,299
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
J.T. Pharmacy Technician Training Program
J.T. Pharmacy Training Program
Richmond
High school diploma or equivalent
J.T. Pharmacy Training Program, Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,200
Price if you pay yourself$2,800
3 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about J.T. Pharmacy Technician Training Program at J.T. Pharmacy Training Program
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
80%
Earned in a quarter
$6,550
Length
12 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
16
a year, estimated
$26,200
price
$2,800
trained with WIOA funding
3
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician
Chester Career College
Chester
High school diploma or equivalent
Chester Career College, Chester · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$15,890
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Chester Career College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
45 weeks, 36 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$151
Students counted
14
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$15,890
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician Program
Dream Academy Inc.
Richmond
High school diploma or equivalent
Dream Academy Inc., Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$525
More details about Pharmacy Technician Program at Dream Academy Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$224
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$525
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician Program
Chesterfield Adult Education
Chesterfield
High school diploma or equivalent
Chesterfield Adult Education, Chesterfield · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$530
School website, Pharmacy Technician Program at Chesterfield Adult Education
More details about Pharmacy Technician Program at Chesterfield Adult Education
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$129
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$530
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician
Henrico County Adult Education
Henrico
High school diploma or equivalent
Henrico County Adult Education, Henrico · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$578
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Henrico County Adult Education
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Henrico County Adult Education
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
3 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$182
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$578
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician Program
Thomas Jennings Open Learning Village, LLC
Richmond
No diploma needed
Thomas Jennings Open Learning Village, LLC, Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$855
Program website, Pharmacy Technician Program at Thomas Jennings Open Learning Village, LLC
More details about Pharmacy Technician Program at Thomas Jennings Open Learning Village, LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$20
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$855
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
Professional Career Institute
Richmond
No diploma needed
Professional Career Institute, Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$900
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Professional Career Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
2 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$220
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$900
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Edgenuity Online Pharmacy Technician Training
Edgenuity Online Pharmacy Tech Training
Richmond
High school diploma or equivalent
Edgenuity Online Pharmacy Tech Training, Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$950
More details about Edgenuity Online Pharmacy Technician Training at Edgenuity Online Pharmacy Tech Training
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
36 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$154
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$950
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician
Global Institute of Techology Services
Richmond
High school diploma or equivalent
Global Institute of Techology Services, Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,200
School website, Pharmacy Technician at Global Institute of Techology Services
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Global Institute of Techology Services
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
1 week, 24 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$175
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,200
Pharmacy technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pharmacy Technician Program
Richmond Adult Technical Center
Richmond
High school diploma or equivalent
Richmond Adult Technical Center, Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,299
School website, Pharmacy Technician Program at Richmond Adult Technical Center
More details about Pharmacy Technician Program at Richmond Adult Technical Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
4 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$179
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,299
Pharmacy technicianHybridNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
Petersburg High Adult & Continuing Education Program
Petersburg
No diploma needed
Petersburg High Adult & Continuing Education Program, Petersburg · Pharmacy technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,044
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Petersburg High Adult & Continuing Education Program
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$125
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,044
Pharmacy technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Pharmacy Technician
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
No diploma needed
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond · Pharmacy technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,380
Program website, Pharmacy Technician at Virginia Commonwealth University
More details about Pharmacy Technician at Virginia Commonwealth University
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
20 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$120
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,380

How to pay for pharmacy technician training in Richmond

WIOA funding can pay for pharmacy technician training in Richmond

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 Richmond pharmacy technician program numbers come from

Which Richmond pharmacy technician programs are on this list?

These are the pharmacy technician programs with classes in the Richmond area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Virginia page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Richmond 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 Richmond

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Pharmacy technician training in Richmond, Virginia

How much does pharmacy technician training cost in Richmond?

Is there free pharmacy technician training in Richmond?

All 14 pharmacy technician programs in Richmond approved for WIOA funding