4 accredited schools across the San Francisco metro area trained 87 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 two-year college in Contra Costa County graduated 28 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $4,227 for a program of about 4 months.
Public two-year college in San Francisco that reported 28 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $0 ($12,960 out of state).
18 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 $21,589 for a program of about 8 months.
13 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 $21,589 for a program of about 8 months.
4 accredited schools in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area graduated 87 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Contra Costa Medical Career College with 28.
Among schools that published a program price, Contra Costa Medical Career College in Antioch listed the lowest total: $4,227 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro earn a median $60,550 a year ($29.11/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.