2 accredited schools across the Corpus Christi metro area trained 32 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 two-year college in Nueces County graduated 30 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,450 for a program of about 9 months.
This public four-year institution in Nueces County graduated 2 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,190 ($3,300 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area graduated 32 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi with 30.
Among schools that published a program price, Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi listed the lowest total: $18,450 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Corpus Christi, TX metro earn a median $45,610 a year ($21.93/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,900 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.