Pharmacy Technician
Program Description
If your strength is maintaining order and consistency, a career as a pharmacy technician is perfect for you. Pharmacy technicians are crucial to keep a pharmacy running smoothly and you will learn the concepts, principles, skills, and attitudes needed to succeed from our certified instructors. Our program is ASHP/ACPE accredited and will prepare you to meet the state requirements for certification.
The Pharmacy Technician program gives you opportunities in direct pharmacy services
and the entire pharmacy industry. Your hands-on experience will be in acute
care, long-term care and retail pharmacy settings. Your instructors are certified
pharmacy technicians and pharmacists who will put you in position to pass the national
certification exam when you graduate.
Careers
Pharmacy technicians are in demand in Nebraska and the United States. Many employers provide some type of fringe benefits and 24-hour, 7 days per week flexibility for scheduling work hours. A pharmacy technician works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and may perform these duties:
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Pharmacy technicians work with a variety of people with different backgrounds. Excellent communication skills, the ability to work as a team, attention to detail, flexibility, and organizational skills are essential. Basic math and science skills are also important.
START HERE: Please follow the steps on the Get Started Checklist (PDF) to complete the program application process.
Accreditation and Credentialing Organizations
The Southeast Community College Pharmacy Technician program is accredited by:
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
4500 East-West Highway, Suite 900
Bethesda, MD 20814
866-279-0681
Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
190 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60603-3499
312-664-3575
SCC is a PTCB recognized education/training program. PTCB requires applicants for
PTCB Credentials, including CPhT, CSPT, and specified Assessment-Based Certificate
Programs, to complete a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program or to complete
another pathway.
Diploma Programs with Reduced Financial Aid Eligibility
According to federal regulations [34 CFR 668.8(k) and (l), and guidance from the Department of Education, if a non-degree program (diploma, certificate) does not fully transfer to an associate degree, that program is subject to a specific calculation that will establish how many credits within the program are eligible for federal financial aid. The amount of aid available to the student is determined based on those eligible credits, and the student’s enrollment status (full-time, ¾ time, half-time, less-than-half-time).
So, what does this mean?
If a student enrolls in one of the programs subject to the calculation, federal financial
aid may be limited. You will be responsible for the tuition and fees for the number
of credits not covered by financial aid.
Please refer to the SCC catalog for current program requirements.
State Licensure or Certification Requirements
Students graduating from SCC’s Pharmacy Tech program will sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam, which is accepted in all 50 States and U.S. territories. The exam is administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. The program is accredited by ASHP/ACPE (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists).
State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Institution
Southeast Community College is a State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Institution (NC-SARA) institution. As such, SCC is unable to offer online or distance courses to students in the following areas at this time: American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.