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Pharmacy Technician

Continuing Education Workforce Certificate

Format

In-person, Online

Location

Essex, Randallstown, Online

The primary goal of The Community College of Baltimore County's Pharmacy Technician Training Series is to adequately prepare students for an entry-level position in the pharmacy profession functioning as a Certified Pharmacy Technician. Technicians work in a variety of employment settings including retail, hospital, and long term care and government facilities. They are typically involved in customer interactions, insurance claim processing, maintaining inventories, and filling prescriptions.



This program features a course series that prepares students to take the national PTCB certification exam to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician.​ Upon passing the PTCB exam, students can register with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician. ​



Students entering this program must have the ability to communicate with patients, family, and health care providers concerning inventory, insurance, medications, and the human body. Efficient computer, basic math, study skills, and test taking skills are desirable. Being multi-lingual is useful.

In a retail pharmacy setting, Pharmacy Technicians can advance through different levels of responsibility that vary by employer. In an institutional pharmacy setting, Pharmacy Technicians can be selected for additional training in specialized areas such as medication history reconciliation or compounding sterile preparations. A criminal history background check and registration with the state board of pharmacy are usually required for employment.​

Program Course Sequence

Prerequisite

Course Number

Course Title

Course Hours

Textbook Information

(approximate cost; subject to change)

Costs

T=Tuition/F=Fees

​WOS064

or

AHL217

Basic Math Skills for the Healthcare Worker

or

Basic Math Skills for the Healthcare Worker Online

10 Handouts online

​$145

T-$44/F-$101

Course Series

Course Number Course Title Course Hours

Textbook Information

(approximate cost; subject to change)

Costs

T=Tuition/F=Fees

AHE739

Pharmacy Technician Training I

60

Books provided first day of class or mailed to home address for online classes

$1,495

T-$389/F-$1,106

AHE740

Pharmacy Technician Training II

60

Same as AHE 739

$685

T-$206/F-$479

AHL913

Pharmacy Technician Certifying Board Exam Review Course

15

Same as AHE 739

$229

T-$24/F-$205

Course Series Totals:

135 Textbooks included in the price of the course

$2,409

T-$619/F-$1,790

Course Series and Prerequisites Totals: 145

$2,554

T-$663/F-$1,891

All courses must be finished for successful program completion and for students to be eligible to apply to take the PTCB Exam.

Full Program Details