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Pharmacy-technician programs in North Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost
52 programs in North Carolina’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Pharmacy technician (29-2052). Published costs run from $183 to $8,722; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $183 | Pharmacy Technician | Surry Community College | 20 wk · 15 hrs | 85 | 64% | 83% | $6,254 |
| 2 | $280 | Pharmacy Technician Certificate | ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 7 wk · 12 hrs | 249 | 78% | 68% | $6,954 |
| 3 | $287 | Pharmacy Technician | Robeson Community College | 26 wk · 40 hrs | 386 | 67% | 70% | $5,372 |
| 4 | $295 | Pharmacy Technician | Montgomery Community College | 13 wk · 6 hrs | 23 | 74% | 78% | $7,435 |
| 5 | $298 | WD - Pharmacy Technician Training Part 1 | Wake Technical Community College | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $299 | Pharmacy Technology | Guilford Technical Community College | 16 wk · 6 hrs | 31 | 42% | 58% | $5,829 |
| 7 | $307 | Pharmacy Technician | Bladen Community College | 16 wk · 15 hrs | 122 | 59% | 75% | $6,076 |
| 8 | $310 | Pharmacy Technician Training | Wilkes Community College | 12 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $318 | Pharmacy Technician Training | Alamance Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 64 | 75% | 77% | $7,319 |
| 10 | $331 | Pharmacy Technician | Catawba Valley Community College | 17 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $336 | Pharmacy Technician | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 17 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $338 | Pharmacy Technician | Sampson Community College | 16 wk · 9 hrs | 71 | 76% | 79% | $5,891 |
| 13 | $341 | Pharmacy Technician | College of the Albemarle | 8 wk · 17 hrs | 50 | 80% | 70% | $5,665 |
| 14 | $360 | Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | MARTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $382 | Pharmacy Technician | Tri-County Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 40 | 58% | 77% | $7,178 |
| 16 | $393 | Pharmacy Technology | Southeastern Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $398 | Pharmacy Technician | Sandhills Community College | 16 wk · 7 hrs | 168 | 74% | 68% | $4,863 |
| 18 | $399 | Pharmacy Technician | Mitchell Community College | 16 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $410 | Pharmacy Technician WFD/CE | Carteret Community College | 16 wk · 6 hrs | 41 | 68% | 79% | $4,645 |
| 20 | $420 | Pharmacy Technician Certification | Cleveland Community College | 14 wk · 8 hrs | 264 | 92% | 58% | $5,927 |
| 21 | $452 | Pharmacy Technician | Rockingham Community College | 15 wk · 6 hrs | 58 | 76% | 68% | $6,875 |
| 22 | $480 | Pharmacy Technology | Randolph Community College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $480 | Pharmacy Technician Certificate | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $510 | Pharmacy Technician | Isothermal Community College | 20 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $518 | Pharmacy Technology (D45580) WFD/CE | Craven Community College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $530 | Pharmacy Technician Training | Richmond Community College | 17 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $580 | Pharmacy Technician | Brunswick Community College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 23 | 65% | 70% | $6,908 |
| 28 | $580 | Pharmacy Technician WFD/CE | Lenoir Community College | 13 wk · 12 hrs | 510 | 62% | 53% | $6,580 |
| 29 | $600 | Pharmacy Technician Career Preparation | Piedmont Community College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | 285 | 58% | 65% | $7,430 |
| 30 | $737 | Pharmacy Technician - WFD/CE | Coastal Carolina Community College | 10 wk · 20 hrs | 268 | 63% | 66% | $5,807 |
| 31 | $882 | Pharmacy Technician WFD/CE | James Sprunt Community College | 22 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $1,216 | Pharmacy Technology | Durham Technical Community College | 10 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $1,723 | Pharmacy Technology, Certificate (C45580A) | Gaston College | 32 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $1,835 | Pharmacy Technician - Live Online with Exam Voucher | ProTrain, LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $1,935 | Pharmacy Technician Career Prep | ProTrain, LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $1,999 | Pharmacy Technician - Live Online (PTHY1024) | ProTrain | 12 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $2,000 | Pharmacy Training | Medical Careers Readiness of North Carolina | 15 wk · 6 hrs | 87 | 90% | 84% | $7,645 |
| 38 | $2,000 | Pharmacy Tech | Medical Careers Readiness | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $2,045 | Pharmacy Technician | CHOSEN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE INC. | 10 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $2,918 | Pharmacy Technology | Cape Fear Community College | 74 wk · 29 hrs | 48 | 58% | 74% | $7,306 |
| 41 | $3,295 | Pharmacy Technician | North Carolina Central University | 48 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $4,000 | Pharmacy Technician | Greensboro College | 25 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $4,044 | Pharmacy Technology Diploma | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $4,425 | Pharmacy Technology (Diploma) | Davidson-Davie Community College | 32 wk · 22 hrs | 50 | 24% | 81% | $7,998 |
| 45 | $5,041 | Nurse Aid-Therapeutic and Diagnostic Services Diploma (D45970) | Gaston College | 42 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $5,154 | Pharmacy Technology Diploma | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 32 wk · 24 hrs | 23 | 78% | 91% | $7,020 |
| 47 | $6,300 | Pharmacy Technology-Diploma | Wake Technical Community College | 48 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $6,844 | Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | Forsyth Technical Community College | 72 wk · 16 hrs | 91 | 71% | 73% | $6,434 |
| 49 | $6,889 | Pharmacy Technology (AAS) | Davidson-Davie Community College | 72 wk · 22 hrs | 15 | 67% | 85% | $6,818 |
| 50 | $7,002 | Pre-Pharmacy AAS Degree | Blue Ridge Community College | 80 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $8,722 | Pharmacy Technology - AAS | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 64 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | $8,722 | Pharmacy Technology-AAS | Wake Technical Community College | 80 wk · 20 hrs | 127 | 7% | 79% | $9,579 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,616 programs for North Carolina in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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This page sorts pharmacy-technician programs in North Carolina by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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