2 accredited schools across the Portland metro area trained 28 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 four-year institution in Vancouver that reported 15 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,306 ($10,054 out of state).
Private for-profit career school in Portland that reported 13 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,966 for a program of about 8 months.
2 accredited schools in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area graduated 28 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Clark College with 15.
Among schools that published a program price, Carrington College-Portland in Portland listed the lowest total: $18,966 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro earn a median $58,590 a year ($28.17/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $54,900 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.