Pharmacy Technician

Train for a pharmacy career in approximately 8–9 months, including a 100-hour externship.

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ONE PHARMACY TECHNICIAN GRADUATE’S EXPERIENCE

About $21,200 in grants and agency assistance.

For this graduate, grants and agency support covered about 99% of recorded school charges, with $125 in student payments. Support included Pell Grants, American Job Center, ALU LIKE, PACT, HCAP, and FSEOG with matching funds.

Understanding the full picture: Recorded school charges were approximately $21,300. About $9,400 in loans were initially disbursed and later returned in full. The final school account balance was $0.

An individual historical outcome, not an average or guarantee. Approximate amounts are rounded. Your eligibility and assistance may differ.

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Train for a pharmacy career in approximately 8–9 months.

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Free lifetime job placement assistance via our extensive network of medical partners

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Build practical skills through a 100-hour pharmacy externship.

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Be on your way to a well paying career.

A great job in a career that needs professionals now!
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Pharmacy Technician

Always in demand in Hawaii’s pharmacies

The Pharmacy Technician program provides the tools to enter the healthcare industry as a professional in a retail pharmacy, hospital, home healthcare setting, mail order, or pharmaceutical wholesaler’s industry.

As a Pharmacy Technician you may assist pharmacists in providing medications and healthcare products to patients. A certified Pharmacy Tech can receive and verify prescriptions and prepare patient medication.

Choose a schedule that fits your life. Complete your Pharmacy Technician diploma in approximately 8–9 months, including a 100-hour pharmacy externship.

Admissions will help you understand your Pharmacy Technician class schedule and anticipated completion date before enrollment.

Gain experience in a pharmacy setting through a schedule that fits your life. After completion of a 100-hour clinical rotation externship, students have the option of taking the Certified Pharmacy Technician exam administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).

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Pharmacy Technician Program Course Include:

100 Career Preparation | 102 Word Processing Applications | 103 Spreadsheet Applications | 104 Medical Insurance Billing | 106 Medical Law and Ethics | 107 Anatomy & Physiology | 108A Medical Terminology I | 202 Pathophysiology | 231A Pharmacy Calculations I | 231B Pharmacy Calculations II | 232 Introduction to Pharmacy Technology | 301A Pharmacology I | 301B Pharmacology II | 331 Community Pharmacy Practice | 332 Institutional Pharmacy Practice | 333 Over-The-Counter Therapeutics | 400 Customer Service | 430 Pharmacy Certification Exam Preparation | 530 Pharmacy Tech Externship

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