by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 7,393 people earned their degree in pharmacy technician/assistant, making the major the 394th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,705 pharmacy technician/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 123 pharmacy technician/assistant graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in pharmacy technician/assistant. To top this list, a school must have a successful pharmacy technician/assistant program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate”.
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. CPTC is a public institution located in Lakewood, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Cerritos College is a fairly large school located in Norwalk, California that handed out 15 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asher College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Asher College is a private for-profit institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Bernardino Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. San Bernardino Valley College is a medium-sized school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 8 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark College landed the #3 spot on the list. Clark College is a medium-sized school located in Vancouver, Washington that handed out 8 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Seattle College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Renton Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Renton Technical College is a public institution located in Renton, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Platt College - Anaheim landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Platt College - Anaheim is a small school located in Anaheim, California that handed out 6 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Spokane Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Spokane Community College is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees to qualified students.
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Yakima Valley College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. YVC is a small school located in Yakima, Washington that handed out 4 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Mission College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Sylmar, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Imperial Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. IVC is located in Imperial, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees to qualified students.
Cosumnes River College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Cosumnes River College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 3 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Edmonds Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Edmonds Community College is a public institution located in Lynnwood, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Santa Ana College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Santa Ana College is a public institution located in Santa Ana, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carrington College, Sacramento landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Foothill College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 2 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wenatchee Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Wenatchee, Washington, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant students in 2020-2021.
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Chemeketa Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Oregon that handed out 1 associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Los Angeles College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Culver City, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pharmacy technician/assistant degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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