2 accredited schools across the San Jose metro area trained 46 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.
34 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,395 ($12,150 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Santa Clara County graduated 12 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24.
2 accredited schools in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area graduated 46 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Foothill College with 34.
Pharmacy Technicians in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro earn a median $75,490 a year ($36.29/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.