2 accredited schools across the New Orleans metro area trained 22 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.
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.
2 accredited schools in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area graduated 22 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Delgado Community College with 11.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans in New Orleans listed the lowest total: $15,895 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro earn a median $46,020 a year ($22.13/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.