2 accredited schools across the Baton Rouge metro area trained 50 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 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.
2 accredited schools in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area graduated 50 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis College-Baton Rouge with 41.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge listed the lowest total: $15,895 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Baton Rouge, LA metro earn a median $45,550 a year ($21.90/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.