2 accredited schools across the Alexandria metro area trained 39 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 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.
2 accredited schools in the Alexandria, LA metro area graduated 39 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria with 28.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria in Alexandria listed the lowest total: $15,895 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Alexandria, LA metro earn a median $39,830 a year ($19.15/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $44,410 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.