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Best Pharmacy Technician Schools Near Mishawaka, IN (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Mishawaka, Indiana has 5 accredited schools offering pharmacy technician programs. Mishawaka has a population of about 51,020. In the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area, the top-earning pharmacy technician-related role is Pharmacist at a median $144,030 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Pharmacy Technician Schools to Mishawaka
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer pharmacy technician programs near Mishawaka, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Mishawaka city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Mishawaka.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Mishawaka is part of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area (BLS area code 43780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Pharmacy Technician
$43,410
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$46,728
Health Technologist and Technician
$45,750
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$49,247
Pharmacist
$144,030
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$155,038
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Mishawaka at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Mishawaka-Area Cities With Pharmacy Technician Programs
How many accredited pharmacy technician schools are near Mishawaka, IN?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering pharmacy technician programs near Mishawaka. The closest is Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, MI (31.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Oakton College (92.2 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying pharmacy technician roles near Mishawaka?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying pharmacy technician-related roles near Mishawaka are: Pharmacist ($144,030), Health Technologist and Technician ($45,750), Pharmacy Technician ($43,410). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in South Bend instead of Mishawaka?
South Bend, IN is 5.3 miles from Mishawaka and has its own set of local pharmacy technician programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 6, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
