Program Description
This course series prepares students to take the national PTCB certification exam to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy Technicians assist pharmacists in hospitals or freestanding pharmacies. They are typically involved in customer interactions, insurance claim processing, maintaining inventories and filling prescriptions.
Program Outcomes
Successful Completion:
CCBC Credential: Students will have access to a Continuing Education academic record (transcript). Students will be prepared to take the national certification exam through PTCB-Pharmacy Technician Certifying Board to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician.
Certifying Organization: Pharmacy Technician Certifying Board (PTCB)
www.pharmacytechnician.org
Certification exam cost: $129.00
Career Opportunities:
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 Length
40-70 weeks
Prerequisites begin monthly at various campuses.
Pharmacy Technician training begins in January at CCBC Randallstown (accelerated training on Saturdays), May and October at CCBC Essex (Thursday evenings), and in May at CCBC Randallstown (daytime on Fridays).
Program Requirements
High School Diploma or GED. All students must be computer literate and have Internet access.
HIPAA Training, CPR and First Aid classes REQUIRE 100% attendance. Students arriving late to class will not be admitted. Late arrival to, or early exit from, class will also result in a failing grade and no refund. Students will then be required to retake the class at their expense.
Application Process
Open Entry – No screening or documentation required.
Program Course Sequence
1. (Prerequisite) Medical Terminology for Health Occupations: AHE 534
- Textbook/Materials:
- Medical Terminology, The Language of Health Care; 2nd Edition Revised; by Marjorie Canfield Willis; published by Lippincott, 2011; ISBN 1451176761 (soft cover); available at campus bookstores; $83.15
2. (Prerequisite) Anatomy and Physiology: AHE 519 Or Anatomy and Physiology Online: AHE 672
3. (Prerequisite) Basic Math for Health Care: WOS 064
- Textbook/Materials: Handouts Online
4. (Prerequisite) CPR for Health Care Providers: AHE 805
- Textbook/Materials:
- Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers – available in the classroom and library
5. (Prerequisite) HIPAA Training: AHC 360 Or HIPAA Training Online: AHL 719
- Textbook/Materials: Handouts Online
6. Pharmacy Tech I: AHE 739
- Textbook/Materials:
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Three Pack: The Pharmacy Technician, 6th; Workbook for the Pharmacy Technician, 6th; and Pharmacy Calculations, 5th; published by Morton; 2016; 9781617316029 (soft cover); available at campus bookstores; $166.52
7. Pharmacy Tech II: AHE 740
8. Introduction to Electronic Health Records (EHR): AHL 798 Or Intro to EHR Online: AHL 804
- Textbook/Materials:
- Electronic Health Record for Allied Health Careers; published by McGraw Hill;978007330978 (soft cover); available at campus bookstores; $97.90
9. Compounding Sterile Preparations: AHL 096
- Textbook/Materials:
- Sterile Processing for Pharmacy Technicians, 1st; Karen Davis; published by Elsevier; 2014; ISBN 9781455711277 (soft cover); available at campus bookstores; $53.95
10. Pharmacy Technician Externship Part I: AHE 475
- Textbook/Materials: Handouts Online
11. Pharmacy Technician Externship Part II: AHE 476
- Textbook/Materials: Handouts Online
12. PTCB Exam Review: AHL 913
Program Costs
- Tuition/Fees: $4177 - $4197 (Tuition-$2011-$2031 /Fees-$2166-2186)
- Textbook/Materials: $471.87
Course Substitutions:
Medical Terminology AHE 534 can be substituted with OFAD 141, or ALHL 115, or AHL 717; Anatomy and Physiology AHE 519 can be substituted with AHL 672, or AHL 715, or BIOL 109, or BIOL 220; and BIOL 221
HIPAA AHC 360 can be substituted with AHL 719 or AHC 356; Basic Math WOS 064 can be substituted with AHL716 or MATH 083.
Program Contact Information
Administrative Assistant:
Carole Parlett
cparlett@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-1887
Essex, HTEC 001
Coordinator:
Richard D’Ambrisi
rdambrisi@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-1054 Essex,
HTEC 013
Financial Aid and Payment Options
- Continuing Education Opportunity Grant
- Kathy & Jerry Wood Foundation Vocational Scholarship
- Partial Payment Option (through Nelnet Business Solutions)
- Tuition Waiver for Senior Citizens and Individuals with Disabilities
- Employer/Sponsor Paid Tuition
- Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
- Local Office of Workforce Development
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