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PHARMACY
TECHNICIAN
This certificate program prepares students to assist in the preparation of prescribed
medications. You will be qualified to work as a pharmacy technician in a retail
pharmacy, hospital, nursing home, assisted living facilities or mail-order
pharmacies. You will learn how to use medical terms, make dosage calculations, work
with insurance claims. Upon completion of the program, you will be prepared to take
the Pharmacy Technical Certificate Board Exam (PTCB).
The following certificate may be earned:
Pharmacy Technician Certificate
Class hours
7:50-10:40 am, M, T, Th, F and Wed: 9:20-11:30 am
OR
12:05-2:55 pm, M, T, Th, F and Wed: 12:45-2:55 pm
PHARMACY technician Certificate
Certificate length: 1 Semester
Courses required for this certificate:
HPR 102 CPR for Professionals
PHT 112 Pharmacy Law
PHT 113 Pharmacy Calculations
PHT 115 Pharmacology I
PHT 116 Institutional Pharmacy
PHT 118 Pharmacology II
PHT 120 Medical Insurance Procedures
PHT 207 Drug Classification
Pharmacy Technician Certificate Total:
Clock Hours: 277.5 Credits: 16.5
education that works!
Estimated cost
Tuition**/Credit Hour Fee:
Semester 1: $1972.00/$220.00
Program charges: $500.00/semester*
Student ID: $10.00
Health Care Provider CPR/AED: $20.00
Student Organization Annual Dues: $20.00
Books: $252.00 (plus tax)
Mandatory costs for program, but to be paid for off campus:
Pharmacy Technician Certificate Board (PTCB)***: $130.00
Estimated Total:
Pickens Estimated Total: $2,994.00
Estimated Grand Total: $3,124.00
Students will be requred to pay the program charge each semester they
attend*
Based on Colorado Resident In-state tuition**
Additional costs may apply. All books, kits & supply costs are
estimated. Please contact our Advising Department (303)344-4910,
ext 27909 or ext 27935.
To be eligible to take the PTCB Exam, students must posess a high school
diploma or GED***
This certificate is eligible for State Aid only. You may begin the financial aid
process by completing your Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA) at www.
FASFA.ed.gov. If you have further questions, please call (303)344-4910, ext
27797
Cost and information revised 12/13/16 and subject to change
500 Airport Blvd, Aurora, CO 80011 • www.pickenstech.org • (303)344-4910