2 accredited schools across the Anchorage metro area trained 29 pharmacy technicians in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
22 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,075.
Public four-year institution in Anchorage that reported 7 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,192 ($19,776 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Anchorage, AK metro area graduated 29 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Charter College with 22.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Anchorage, AK metro earn a median $51,870 a year ($24.94/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $52,640 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.