2 accredited schools across the Louisville metro area trained 30 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 four-year institution in Jefferson County graduated 23 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,220.
Public two-year college in Louisville that reported 7 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area graduated 30 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Sullivan University with 23.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro earn a median $42,880 a year ($20.62/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,200 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.