2 accredited schools across the Philadelphia metro area trained 8 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 Blackwood that reported 7 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
1 Pharmacy Tech credential awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,150 ($9,900 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area graduated 8 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Pennco Tech-Blackwood with 7.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro earn a median $44,880 a year ($21.58/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $40,040 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.