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Certificate in Pharmacy Technician
Charter College - Lacey

Certificate in Pharmacy Technician

Charter College - Lacey ETPL
The Certificate in Pharmacy Technician program has been designed to prepare students for employment as an entry-level assistant to a licensed pharmacist. Employment opportunities include positions in hospitals, medical centers, skilled nursing facilities, private pharmacies, outpatient clinics, and pharmaceutical companies. The program provides the student with the fundamentals of pharmacy calculations, drug distribution systems, and preparation of sterile dosage forms. The program emphasizes theory, as well as hands-on practice. Students are prepared for a National Certification Exam (e.g., PTCE, ExCPT, etc.) and complete a 180-hour externship. In addition to attendance in all courses, students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments. These assignments include but
are not limited to reading, exercises and problem solving, projects, research, papers, and presentations. A student can anticipate out of-class activities that equal about two (2) hours for every one (1) hour of lecture. Upon successful completion of the program (see Graduation Requirements section of the catalog), graduates could seek entry level employing in the pharmacy technician field. WASHINGTON: In order for students to attend externship, students must be licensed as a Pharmacy Assistant by the Washington Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission.
Visit the program website Heather Allen Director of Regulatory Affairs Compliance (360) 292-7179

Financial information

Total tuition

$24,256.00

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$400.00

Locations

Lacey, Online

Instructional methods

Hybrid or Blended Program

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

40 Weeks

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

64

Credits

720

Clock Hours (Total)

Additional details

Award name

Certificate

Education Prerequisites

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

All students must attest to having one (1) of the following: A high school diploma; A recognized equivalency certificate (e.g., GED); or Having passed a State-authorized examination recognized as the equivalent of a high school diploma (e.g., High School Equivalent Test (HiSET) or Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), or other State authorized examination). If a student does not meet one those requirements, then they must: Provide documentation of an official passing score for an approved ability to benefit test prior to the first scheduled course; or, Be simultaneously enrolled in C4L Academy’s adult high school program and a certificate-level Career Pathway Program (CPP) offered by Charter College.

Is this program approved to train veterans?

No

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

PTCE or ExCPT certification and Pharmacy Technician license with WA DOH

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.