13 accredited schools across the Riverside metro area trained 402 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 two-year college in Ontario that reported 71 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state.
This private for-profit career school in Riverside County graduated 58 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 9 months.
This public career school in Riverside County graduated 48 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $10,556 for a program of about 5 months.
Public two-year college in San Bernardino that reported 42 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($9,936 out of state).
41 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.
35 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,548 out of state).
32 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college.
28 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college.
Private for-profit two-year college in Riverside that reported 25 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,491 for a program of about 9 months.
11 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.
This private for-profit two-year college in Riverside County graduated 6 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $12,900 for a program of about 10 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in Riverside that reported 4 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
Public two-year college in Rancho Cucamonga that reported 1 Pharmacy Tech graduate in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,104 ($11,040 out of state).
13 accredited schools in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area graduated 402 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was American Career College-Ontario with 71.
Among schools that published a program price, Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education in Riverside listed the lowest total: $10,556 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro earn a median $50,270 a year ($24.17/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.