Advanced Pharmacy Technician

Start Your Career as an Advanced Pharmacy Technician

The Advanced Pharmacy Technician program educates students with didactic and laboratory experience. The program encompasses emerging and innovative technology in preparation for an advancement as a Pharmacy Technician with the skills needed to work in hospitals, compounding pharmacies, and with IV fluids. The program curriculum is designed to meet and align with standards established by the California State Board of Pharmacy.

Successful completion of this program will allow students to apply for roles as sterile compounding pharmacy technicians. On average, Pharmacy Technicians working at hospitals, clinics, and compounding pharmacies earn more than those working in retail pharmacies.

Program Length:
2 semesters

• Program Completion:
  • Occupational Skills Certificate
• Program Accreditation:

The Advanced Pharmacy Technician program is designed to prepare current certified pharmacy technicians and students who recently completed pharmacy technician programs for the opportunity to expand their scope of practice to include hospitals, clinics, or compounding pharmacy practice. Completion of the Advanced Pharmacy Technician program will increase employability and the possibility of wage gain for completers as they gain the required knowledge and skills to apply for work opportunities as Sterile Compounding and Intravenous fluid preparing pharmacy technicians.

Applications windows are:

• February 18 - June 10
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  Admission to the program will begin with the first course in the SUMMER intersession
• June 18 - October 10
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  Admission to the program will begin with the first course in the WINTER intersession

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