2 accredited schools across the Chattanooga metro area trained 170 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.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Hamilton County graduated 153 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the most in the state.
Public two-year college in Chattanooga that reported 17 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,224 ($17,424 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area graduated 170 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga with 153.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro earn a median $40,720 a year ($19.58/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $41,920 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.