Pharmacy Technician is one of the fastest-growing careers in the United States. This program prepares students for jobs in retail pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes. Pharmacy Technicians assist licensed pharmacists to provide medication and other health care products. Pharmacy Technician students will have the opportunity to gain practical experience through an externship. The program prepares students to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Test.

The course will cover, but is not limited to, the following:

• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacy Practice
• Pharmacy Technology
• Pharmaceutical Terminology
• Pharmaceutical Calculations
• Medication Dispensing
• Drug Storage
• Office Skills
• Recordkeeping
• Pharmaceutical Techniques
• Pharmacy Law and Ethics
• Communication Skills
• Customer Service
• Computer Technology
• OSHA
• HIPAA
• Inventory Control
• Billing and Reimbursement
• Health Insurance Claim Forms
• Employability Skills
• Sterile Admixtures Preparation
• Extemporaneous Compounding
• Ambulatory Pharmacy Externship

Students will be required to have a criminal background check and purchase their own uniforms.

Schedule/Tuition:

DAY

Monday – Thursday; 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

September 21, 2009 – June 30, 2010

EVENING

Monday - Thursday; 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

September 21, 2009 – June 30, 2010

Tuition Fee $4,995

Tuition includes textbooks and certification examination fee.

*Pell Grant eligible program.