This class is open to the public and is zero cost due to Fast Track Funding. Class value is $1000.
Students are only eligible to enroll in one healthcare based training under the Fast Track program. If you have already taken a healthcare class through Fast Track then you are not eligible for additional funding through the program. Before registering contact us for alternate funding options.
Students must be at least 17 years old to enroll in the training and sit for the certification exam.
To receive the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification, students must:
- pass the 48-hour classroom training
- pass the PTCB national certification exam
- be at least 18 years old (students take the certification exam at 17 but not get officially certified until reaching 18)
- provide proof of a high school diploma or its equivalent
Upon successful course completion students receive a voucher code for the PTCB national certification exam. Successful passing of the application process/background check is required to sit for the exam.
This comprehensive 48-hour course will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam. Technicians work in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, community pharmacies, and other health care settings – working under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions, and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Students will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control, and billing and reimbursement. Students must be at least seventeen years of age to enroll in the training and eighteen with a high school diploma or equivalency to be certified.