3 accredited schools across the Albuquerque metro area trained 37 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 two-year college in Albuquerque that reported 23 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
13 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,966 for a program of about 8 months.
1 Pharmacy Tech credential awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,584 ($8,016 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Albuquerque, NM metro area graduated 37 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque with 23.
Among schools that published a program price, Carrington College-Albuquerque in Albuquerque listed the lowest total: $18,966 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Albuquerque, NM metro earn a median $46,630 a year ($22.42/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $46,630 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.