3 accredited schools across the Fresno metro area trained 118 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.
This private for-profit career school in Fresno County graduated 77 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Fresno County graduated 22 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24.
19 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,395 for a program of about 9 months.
3 accredited schools in the Fresno, CA metro area graduated 118 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was UEI College-Fresno with 77.
Among schools that published a program price, UEI College-Fresno in Fresno listed the lowest total: $19,900 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Fresno, CA metro earn a median $52,210 a year ($25.10/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.