3 accredited schools across the Shreveport metro area trained 53 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.
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.
3 accredited schools in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area graduated 53 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Ayers Career College with 24.
Among schools that published a program price, Ayers Career College in Shreveport listed the lowest total: $18,450 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro earn a median $44,890 a year ($21.58/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.