2 accredited schools across the El Paso metro area trained 86 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 El Paso County graduated 67 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,019 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in El Paso that reported 19 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,784 ($4,824 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the El Paso, TX metro area graduated 86 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-El Paso with 67.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-El Paso in El Paso listed the lowest total: $17,019 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the El Paso, TX metro earn a median $40,200 a year ($19.33/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.