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.
90% 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.

*Please note: Not Approved for the Adult Diploma Program

Enrollment Requirements:

• BCI and FBI background check*
• WorkKeys® testing* (must achieve a level 4 or higher)
  • More WorkKeys® information can be found here
• Copy of high school diploma or HSE

Students with a foreign diploma may be required to demonstrate English proficiency to receive their Pharmacy Technician Trainee Licensure. More information on this requirement is available here.

Ready to Enroll?

• Fill out the Health Professions Academy Interest Form
• Print admission packet to the right and complete requirements listed for your program
• Submit completed program requirements to Scarlet Oaks
• Register for class with full payment or funding
  • Review funding options here 

Questions?

• Contact Vernocia Johnson, Supervisor, 513.612.7019, johnsonv@greatoaks.com or Colleen Baldwin, Secretary, 513.612.5789, baldwinc@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.