Starting Options
- High School Diploma / Some College
- GED, ESL, Adult Basic Skills (ABE)
- 1st Career / 2nd Career
- Seeking Professional Credentials
- Continuing Ed
- E-Learning (online instruction)
Starting considerations
Pharmacy Technician Associate Degree
- 3 quarter program (plus academic credits)
- Prerequisite requirements
- Classroom, Lab & Clinical training, Internships
- Full time day program
- Skill Standards for American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- High School Diploma or GED
Entry-level Certificate Option
Bachelor's Degree
Pharmacist
check with the receiving 4-year institution for transfer of credit
Career Opportunities
Pharmacy technicians process prescriptions, prepare intravenous drugs, order and stock medications, prepare billing, and operate and trouble shoot automated drug dispensing systems.
Successful graduates of this program are educated and trained in Pharmacy Technician duties and responsibilities, under the guidelines of the American Society of Health-
System Pharmacists.
For More Information
Contact the Pharmacy Department:
- Trisha Autry
(253) 589-6081
Trisha.Autry@cptc.edu
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Program Prerequisite
- Current CPR
- "No Record on File"
- Immunization documentation required
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