Pharmacy Technician Program with Clinical Externship
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 4
Last Re-Certification Date: 3/4/2025
Program Description
This comprehensive 50 hour course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's PTCB exam. Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies, and other health care settings. Course content includes medical terminology, reading and interpreting prescriptions, and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will learn dosage calculations, IV flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control, and billing and reimbursement. To be eligible for the 80 hour clinical externship, students must successfully complete the 50 hour program, submit to a thorough background check, drug screening, and other requirements.
Established in 2007
CIP: 51-2099 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other.
Training Program Type
Vocational
Provider Information
Sauk Valley Community College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Sauk Valley Community College
Quality Assurance
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
7 Weeks ( 50.00 Hours / 0.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $3,899.00 |
| Total Cost | $3,899.00 |
Financial Aid
Application Procedure
Contact Provider
Entry Requirements:
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Night Classes
Performance Data
Program: Pharmacy Technician Program with Clinical Externship
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 4
Last Re-Certification Date: 3/4/2025
Program Description
This comprehensive 50 hour course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's PTCB exam. Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies, and other health care settings. Course content includes medical terminology, reading and interpreting prescriptions, and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will learn dosage calculations, IV flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control, and billing and reimbursement. To be eligible for the 80 hour clinical externship, students must successfully complete the 50 hour program, submit to a thorough background check, drug screening, and other requirements.
Established in 2007
CIP: 51-2099 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other.
Provider Information
Sauk Valley Community College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Sauk Valley Community College
Quality Assurance
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
7 Weeks ( 50.00 Hours / 0.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $3,899.00 |
| Total Cost | $3,899.00 |
Financial Aid
Application Procedure
Contact Provider
Entry Requirements:
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Night Classes