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 butare 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.
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
Additional details
Award name
Certificate
Education Prerequisites
None
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
N/A
Certification/license test preparation provided
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.
Top industries for graduates
Program type
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
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Retail Trade
77%
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Other Industries
13%
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Healthcare and Social Services
10%
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Enrollment
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Number of students completing the program
39
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Average number of students who completed each year
13
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Gender
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Race
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American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
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Black or African American
15%
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
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Age
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Prior education
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No high school diploma/GED
0%
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High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
100%
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Some college experience, but no degree
0%
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