2 accredited schools across the Monroe metro area trained 47 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 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.
2 accredited schools in the Monroe, LA metro area graduated 47 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe with 34.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe in West Monroe listed the lowest total: $15,895 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Monroe, LA metro earn a median $39,160 a year ($18.83/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.