3 accredited schools across the Bakersfield metro area trained 111 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.
Private for-profit career school in Bakersfield that reported 70 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state.
This private for-profit two-year college in Kern County graduated 39 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24.
This private for-profit two-year college in Kern County graduated 2 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,491 for a program of about 9 months.
3 accredited schools in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area graduated 111 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was UEI College-Bakersfield with 70.
Among schools that published a program price, Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield in Bakersfield listed the lowest total: $18,491 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro earn a median $48,110 a year ($23.13/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $55,110 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.