Pharmacy Technician
Program Quick Facts
Join the Ever-Growing Health Care Field with this Short-Term Certification Program
This comprehensive 50 hour program with an 80 hour externship will prepare students to work as a pharmacy technician in a retail or other pharmacy setting and to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam. Course content includes pharmacy medical terminology, the history of pharmacy, the pharmacy practice in multiple environments, pharmacy calculations and measurements, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Through classroom lecture and hands on labs, students will review dosage calculations, drug classifications, the “top 200 drugs”, I.V. flow rates, sterile compounding, dose conversions, aseptic technique, the handling of sterile products, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement.
This program meets the necessary requirements to take the Pharmacy Technician Certified Board (PTCB) – Certified Pharmacy Technician (PTCB) exam.
Clinical Externship: As part of this Pharmacy Technician program, you are required to participate in an 80-hour clinical externship.
100% in-class attendance is required.
* Please note: This program is not eligible for Pell Grant or Stafford Loans (FAFSA). Please click here to view other types of assistance.
Steps of Enrollment
- Fill out the application
- Submit copy of HS diploma/HSE
- Physical exam*
- Two-step TB test*
- Send in immunization record (MRR, Varicella, Tdap, Hepatitis B 3-dose series)
- Take the WorkKeys Tests (must achieve a level 4 or higher)
- FBI & BCI background check
- Register for class with full payment or funding
Requirements Once Class Starts
- Drug screen*
- Flu shot* (during flu season)
- Updated resume
- Release form
- CPR* (offered during class)
* may be additional cost
Ready to Enroll?
- Watch the information session video or attend an in-person Info Session
- Fill out the application here
- Print admission packet above and complete requirements listed for your program
- Submit completed program requirements to Scarlet Oaks
- Register for class with full payment or funding
Questions?
- Phone number 513.961.4220
- Email HPA@greatoaks.com
The Pharmacy Technician program is offered at Great Oaks by Condensed Curriculum International (CCI). Since 1993, CCI has supported schools in communities nationwide with educational programs focused on healthcare and other in-demand disciplines.