8 accredited schools across the Orlando metro area trained 143 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 nonprofit four-year institution in Orlando that reported 31 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $11,850.
Private for-profit two-year college in Orlando that reported 25 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,172 for a program of about 6 months.
25 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
Public career school in Kissimmee that reported 23 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,239 for a program of about 10 months.
Public career school in Eustis that reported 16 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
11 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
This public four-year institution in Seminole County graduated 9 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,498 ($9,494 out of state).
Public two-year college in Winter Park that reported 3 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
8 accredited schools in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area graduated 143 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Ana G. Mendez University with 31.
Among schools that published a program price, Osceola Technical College in Kissimmee listed the lowest total: $7,239 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro earn a median $43,080 a year ($20.71/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $43,590 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.