Pharmacy technicians process prescriptions, prepare intravenous drugs, order and stock medications, prepare billing, and operate and troubleshoot automated drug-dispensing systems. Successful graduates of this program are educated and trained in pharmacy technician duties and responsibilities under the dual guidelines of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. The structured classroom curriculum includes customer service, communication, prescription processing, aseptic technique, human relations, and pharmacy calculations. The clinical component of the program gives students the chance to practice the skills they learn in the classroom and laboratory environment. This prepares students to assume the role of a pharmacy technician in community, hospital, long term care, compounding and other types of pharmacies. Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities that enhance personal development and serve as a foundation for technical skills. This program is a combination of online, classroom, laboratory, and clinical experience. During the clinical experience quarter, students are required to attend 40 hours per week of clinical experience, Monday through Friday. Actual times may vary by pharmacy; most will be day shift hours.The Pharmacy Technician daytime program is supported with I-BEST classes. The I-BEST classroom offers a team-teaching approach, providing students with twice the support at no extra cost. With I-BEST, you will work with two teachers in the classroom. One teacher will provide job training (pharmacy technician). The other will teach basic skills in reading, writing, math, English language and employability. You'll learn several topics at once, earn college credits and move faster toward your career or education goals.