6 accredited schools across the San Antonio metro area trained 94 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 San Antonio that reported 37 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,400 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit two-year college in San Antonio that reported 31 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,900 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Bexar County graduated 15 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,019 for a program of about 9 months.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in San Antonio that reported 6 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $33,700.
This public four-year institution in Bexar County graduated 4 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,270 ($14,280 out of state).
Private for-profit career school in San Antonio that reported 1 Pharmacy Tech graduate in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,850 for a program of about 9 months.
6 accredited schools in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area graduated 94 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio with 37.
Among schools that published a program price, Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio in San Antonio listed the lowest total: $14,850 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro earn a median $47,050 a year ($22.62/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.