3 accredited schools across the Denver metro area trained 66 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.
28 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,940 ($16,174 out of state).
20 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state.
This public two-year college in Arapahoe County graduated 18 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,900 ($7,800 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area graduated 66 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Front Range Community College with 28.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro earn a median $50,970 a year ($24.50/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.