17 accredited Louisiana schools graduated 326 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Compare them by city below, with published costs, program length and what pharmacy technicians earn in Louisiana.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
47 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 9 months.
This private nonprofit two-year college in Lafayette Parish graduated 18 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $23,255.
3 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,200 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit career school in Shreveport that reported 24 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,450 for a program of about 9 months.
This public two-year college in Bossier Parish graduated 17 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,435.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Shreveport that reported 12 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $23,560.
This private for-profit two-year college in East Baton Rouge Parish graduated 41 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,004.
9 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit career school in Ouachita Parish graduated 34 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 9 months.
13 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,214.
28 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in Alexandria that reported 11 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,335.
Public two-year college in Lacombe that reported 21 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,214.
This private for-profit career school in St. Tammany Parish graduated 7 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,859 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in New Orleans that reported 11 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,335.
This private for-profit career school in Jefferson Parish graduated 11 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 9 months.
19 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 9 months.
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We list 17 accredited Louisiana schools that graduated Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, 5 of them public. Together they awarded 326 Pharmacy Tech credentials that year.
9 Louisiana schools published a program price. Tuition plus books and supplies ranged from $15,200 to $18,450, with a median of $15,895. Community colleges often charge by credit hour instead, so check each school’s net price calculator.
The median pharmacy technician in Louisiana earns $44,410 a year ($21.35 an hour), according to BLS data for May 2025, versus $45,750 nationally. The top 10% earn $52,920 or more.
Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette in Lafayette reported the most Pharmacy Tech graduates in Louisiana: 47 in 2023–24.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.
National certifications: PTCB’s CPhT (via the PTCE) and NHA’s ExCPT.