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Pharmacy Technician / Assistant programs in California

73 colleges in California offer Pharmacy Technician / Assistant, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from American Career College-Los Angeles, UEI College-Fresno, and American Career College-Ontario.

Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Pharmacy Technician / Assistant. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

  • American Career College-Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $32,408
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,430
  • UEI College-Fresno

    Fresno, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $28,282
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,688
  • American Career College-Ontario

    Ontario, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $33,431
    Graduation rate
    66%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,492
  • UEI College-Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $27,257
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,688
  • Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista

    Chula Vista, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $28,561
    Graduation rate
    62%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,673
  • Carrington College-Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $41,338
    Graduation rate
    51%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,633
  • American Career College-Anaheim

    Anaheim, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $31,218
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,430
  • UEI College-Gardena

    Gardena, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $28,691
    Graduation rate
    60%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $30,848
  • High Desert Medical College

    Lancaster, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $29,627
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median debt
    $13,555
  • UEI College-Riverside

    Riverside, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $29,702
    Graduation rate
    71%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $30,848
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

    Visalia, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $27,854
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

    La Puente, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,536
    Graduation rate
    77%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,271
  • Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education

    Riverside, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $19,842
    Graduation rate
    82%
    Undergrads
    105
  • UEI College-West Covina

    West Covina, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $27,414
    Graduation rate
    67%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,141
  • Santa Ana College

    Santa Ana, CA · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,133
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,552
  • San Bernardino Valley College

    San Bernardino, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $18,943
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,676
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia

    Hesperia, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $25,496
    Graduation rate
    63%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $23,351
    Graduation rate
    58%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • Cerritos College

    Norwalk, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $2,424
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,156
  • College of the Desert

    Palm Desert, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $15,728
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,020
  • Downey Adult School

    Downey, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $13,695
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,851
  • Foothill College

    Los Altos Hills, CA · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,653
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $57,072
  • Los Angeles Mission College

    Sylmar, CA · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $13,380
    Graduation rate
    20%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,834
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster

    Lancaster, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $26,717
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • UEI College-Reseda

    Reseda, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $27,464
    Graduation rate
    74%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,141
  • North-West College-West Covina

    West Covina, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $30,332
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,542
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario

    Ontario, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $27,024
    Graduation rate
    64%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto

    Salida, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $26,706
    Graduation rate
    77%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • Asher College

    Sacramento, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $35,499
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,468
  • City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $6,906
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,805
  • Contra Costa Medical Career College

    Antioch, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Graduation rate
    100%
    Median debt
    $6,333
    Undergrads
    556
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula

    Temecula, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $25,869
    Graduation rate
    82%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • Carrington College-Stockton

    Stockton, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $37,481
    Graduation rate
    54%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,633
  • North-West College-Riverside

    Riverside, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $33,139
    Graduation rate
    72%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,876
  • West Los Angeles College

    Culver City, CA · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,634
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,537
  • Institute of Technology

    Clovis, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $23,159
    Graduation rate
    73%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $35,095
  • Charles A Jones Career and Education Center

    Sacramento, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $16,605
    Graduation rate
    65%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,047
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno

    Fresno, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $25,656
    Graduation rate
    62%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • UEI College-Oceanside

    Oceanside, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $29,253
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,141
  • Carrington College-San Leandro Campus

    San Leandro, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $39,675
    Graduation rate
    59%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,633
  • North-West College-Glendale

    Glendale, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $35,763
    Graduation rate
    63%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,542
  • Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos

    San Marcos, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $27,365
    Graduation rate
    71%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,673
  • Concorde Career College-Garden Grove

    Garden Grove, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $24,698
    Graduation rate
    84%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,711
  • Cosumnes River College

    Sacramento, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,981
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,446
  • North-West College-Anaheim

    Anaheim, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $28,922
    Graduation rate
    60%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,876
  • North-West College-Long Beach

    Long Beach, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $33,503
    Graduation rate
    58%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,876
  • ABC Adult School

    Cerritos, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $12,465
    Graduation rate
    29%
    Undergrads
    173
  • Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus

    Pleasant Hill, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $39,357
    Graduation rate
    59%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,633
  • College of the Sequoias

    Visalia, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $480
    Graduation rate
    39%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,092
  • Carrington College-San Jose

    San Jose, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $36,466
    Graduation rate
    60%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,633
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage

    Rancho Mirage, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $28,158
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,317
  • Escondido Adult School

    Escondido, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (under 12 weeks)
    Undergrads
    1,476
  • Santa Rosa Junior College

    Santa Rosa, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,331
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $47,224
  • California Nurses Educational Institute

    Rancho Mirage, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $23,231
    Graduation rate
    80%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,895
  • North-West College-Pomona

    Pomona, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $30,851
    Graduation rate
    71%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,876
  • Valley College of Medical Careers

    West Hills, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
  • North-West College-Van Nuys

    Van Nuys, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $31,999
    Graduation rate
    60%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,488
  • Vista Adult School

    Vista, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (under 12 weeks)
    Undergrads
    1,426
  • American College of Healthcare and Technology

    Riverside, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $19,649
    Graduation rate
    65%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,109
  • American College of Healthcare and Technology

    Huntington Park, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $17,589
    Graduation rate
    76%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,109
  • Galaxy Medical College

    North Hollywood, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $11,687
    Graduation rate
    86%
    Median debt
    $9,500
  • Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

    Ventura, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,924
    Graduation rate
    97%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,232
  • Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield

    Bakersfield, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $51,867
    Graduation rate
    50%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,472
  • Chaffey College

    Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,672
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,975
  • East Los Angeles College

    Monterey Park, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $10,852
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,006
  • American University of Health Sciences

    Signal Hill, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Graduation rate
    50%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $93,610
    Median debt
    $40,326
  • Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education

    Baldwin Park, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,665
    Graduation rate
    71%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,069
  • Imperial Valley College

    Imperial, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $1,115
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,487
  • InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield

    Fairfield, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $21,536
    Graduation rate
    71%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,089
  • InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova

    Rancho Cordova, CA · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $24,925
    Graduation rate
    67%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,089
  • InterCoast Colleges-West Covina

    West Covina, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $27,536
    Graduation rate
    97%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,089
  • North-West College-San Diego

    San Diego, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $46,503
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,472
    Median debt
    $9,500
  • Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education

    Pomona, CA · Less than 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,217
    Graduation rate
    85%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,849

Program 51.0805, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).