Pharmacy Technician Schools
It Is Not Difficult To Find One That Offers A Good Program
You will need to go to a good pharmacy technician school if you want to break into the field. The length of time you spend there is going to depend on where you go. Getting trained can take from 6 months or up to two years. When you go to a good pharmacy technician school you will have the benefit of a laboratory setting, and you will get to go through internships at actual pharmacies.
How hard or how easy is it to find good pharmacy technician schools?
It is not all that difficult to find quality schools to go to in order to get trained as a pharmacy technician. You can search for schools that offer this training on the internet, through college guide books, and career books. You will be able to use these resources to find schools near you that can train you well.
Should you consider going to a school out of state for training?
You should do your best to attend schools in your area that will train you as a pharmacy technician, especially if this is where you intend to work. Where you go to school is not as critical as the quality of education you will receive.
If you are uncertain you can request several brochures from different schools around you and compare their pharmacy technician programs to see which one offers the best training.
Below is a list of 3 high quality schools that offer excellent pharmacy technician training programs
National College
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana; Danville, Florence, Lexington, Louisville, Pikeville and Richmond, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Stow and Youngstown, Ohio; Bartlett, Bristol, Knoxville, Madison, Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee; Bluefield, Charlottesville, Danville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Martinsville, and Roanoke, Virginia
- Programs: Pharmacy Technician Diploma or Associate degree Program.
- Quick Summary: Learn to assist licensed pharmacists, and prepare to take the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification exam.
Remington College
- Location: Mobile, Alabama; Little Rock, Arkansas; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana; Cleveland and North Olmstead, Ohio; Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, and North Houston Texas; Memphis, Tennessee
- Programs: Pharmacy Technician diploma
- Quick Summary: Program includes both lab and classroom training, along with an internship.
Sanford-Brown Institute
- Location: Houston (Northloop), Texas, Iselin, New Jersey, Garden City and New York City, New York, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida
- Programs: Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technology certificate
- Quick Summary: Get the education needed to assist with customer service, pharmacy computing, inventory, and billing.
These programs I mention because they are career colleges, meaning they are specifically designed to get people trained for specific careers in the fastest time possible. You should have no problem getting into one of these schools assuming you meet the minimum requirements.
What is also good about these schools is that their training programs do not cost a lot of money. In most cases the amount of money you are going to spend to become a pharmacy technician at one of these schools is greatly less then what you would spend to get a four year degree at a traditional college.
How do you get started?
You can contact these schools and request information about their pharmacy technician programs. You will then learn what each has to offer and what the process you have to go through in order to apply to those schools. They will be able to help you get aid and any other type of financial assistance you might need.
One warning I would like to give about attending career colleges to get trained as a pharmacy technician. You need to make sure that the school is actually accredited otherwise it will count for nothing. And if you ever decided you wanted to transfer credits to go to a traditional college in your area it would be tough for you to transfer credits. This is pivotal, so make sure you ask for information about the schools accreditation.
