2 accredited schools across the Colorado Springs metro area trained 27 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 public four-year institution in El Paso County graduated 15 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,941 ($16,173 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in El Paso County graduated 12 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,019 for a program of about 9 months.
2 accredited schools in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area graduated 27 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Pikes Peak State College with 15.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs listed the lowest total: $17,019 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Colorado Springs, CO metro earn a median $49,930 a year ($24.01/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $49,970 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.