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Pharmacy technician programs in Alabama
Alabama has 4 accredited campuses awarding pharmacy tech credentials. If you finish and work as a pharmacy technician in Alabama, expect to start around $31,620–$36,730 and reach a median of $39,030 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,260 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alabama). Graduates of these Alabama programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,682 in their first year, against $22,908 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What pharmacy technicians earn in Alabama
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,510 employed in Alabama. National median: $45,750.
Campuses in Alabama, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: DothanEvergreenMobileMontgomery
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College | Mobile | for-profit | 12 | $20,682 | $9,474 | 49% | $25,710 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery | Montgomery | for-profit | 7 | $20,682 | $9,474 | 46% | $27,286 |
| Fortis College-Dothan | Dothan | for-profit | 9 | $19,194 | $9,500 | 61% | $25,168 |
| Reid State Technical College | Evergreen | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.