Expand your career skills with noncredit training
The need for Pharmacy Technicians continues to grow with demand expected to increase
substantially through 2024. Technicians work under the supervision of a registered
pharmacist in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies and other
healthcare settings. Approximately
400,000 technicians will be employed by the year 2024 to meet our nation’s growing
healthcare demands. Learn pharmacy medical terminology, reading and interpreting prescriptions,
and defining generic and brand names drugs and much, much more. Prepares you to enter
the pharmacy field and to pursue certification including the Pharmacy Technician Certification
Board’s PTCB exam(s): Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Certified Pharmacy
Technician (CPhT) and National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Pharmacy Technician
Associate Certification (PTAC).
After successful completion of this program you are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this area of study in order to gain valuable hands-on experience.