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  • Ashworth University

    Ashworth University

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Sanford-Brown Institute

    Sanford-Brown Institute

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Western School of Health and Business

    Western School of Health and Business

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Penn Foster Career School

    Penn Foster Career School

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  • Penn Foster Global

    Penn Foster Global

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  • Rasmussen College

    Rasmussen College

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    Pharmacy Technician AAS Degree

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  • All-State Career - Healthcare Division

    All-State Career - Healthcare Division

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Allied College

    Allied College

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  • Allied Medical & Technical Institute

    Allied Medical & Technical Institute

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  • American Career College

    American Career College

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  • Apollo College

    Apollo College

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  • ATI Career Training Center

    ATI Career Training Center

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    Pharmacy Technician (PT)

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  • Baker College Campus

    Baker College Campus

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    Associate - Pharmacy Technician

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    Certificate - Pharmacy Technician

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  • Berdan Institute

    Berdan Institute

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Cambridge College

    Cambridge College

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Career Centers of Texas

    Career Centers of Texas

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    Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

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  • CDI College

    CDI College

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    Pharmacy Technician

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    Pharmacy Technician - Retail

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  • Central Coast College

    Central Coast College

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • CHI Institute

    CHI Institute

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    Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

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  • Clarita Career College

    Clarita Career College

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Everest Institute

    Everest Institute

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  • Herzing College

    Herzing College

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    Diploma Pharmacy Technician

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  • High-Tech Institute

    High-Tech Institute

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  • Kaplan Career Institute

    Kaplan Career Institute

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    Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

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  • Kaplan College

    Kaplan College

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    Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

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  • Lincoln Tech

    Lincoln Tech

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  • Maric College

    Maric College

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    Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

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  • Medix

    Medix

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  • Medix School

    Medix School

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  • Milan Institute

    Milan Institute

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • National American University Campus

    National American University Campus

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    A.A.S. Pharmacy Technician

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  • National College

    National College

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    AS - Pharmacy Technician

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    Diploma - Pharmacy Technician

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  • National School of Technology

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Northwestern Business College

    Northwestern Business College

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  • Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology

    Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology

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    Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

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  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

    Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

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    Pharmacy Technician with Externship

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  • Pioneer Pacific College

    Pioneer Pacific College

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    Pharmacy Technician - Diploma

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  • South Texas Vocational Technical Institute

    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Technical Career Institute

    Technical Career Institute

    Miami, Florida - Learn More

    Pharmacy Technician

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  • TechSkills - Medical

    TechSkills - Medical

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • TESST College of Technology

    TESST College of Technology

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    Diploma: Pharmacy Technician

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  • The Bryman School of Phoenix

    The Bryman School of Phoenix

    Phoenix, Arizona - Learn More

    Pharmacy Technician

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  • triOS College

    triOS College

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    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Tucson College

    Tucson College

    Tucson, Arizona - Learn More

    Pharmacy Technician

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  • United Education Institute

    United Education Institute

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  • Utah Career College

    Utah Career College

    West Jordan, Utah - Learn More

    Pharmacy Technician

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  • Vatterott College

    Vatterott College

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  • YTI Career Institute

    YTI Career Institute

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Pharmacy Technican Education

Getdegrees.com features the nations top campus and distance learning schools accredited by local and national agencies. Find college degrees online or at a campus nearby. Currently featuring 50 pharmacy technician schools offering over 12 pharmacy technician related degrees, certificates and diplomas.

Boost Your Career Health with Pharmacy Technician School
If you want to enter a hot new healthcare career, pharmacy technician school can help you get into that white coat. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) pharmacy technician jobs are growing much faster than average across all occupations, with great opportunities for full-time and part time work. Pharmacy technicians give patients medication under the supervision of pharmacists. They also perform the administrative tasks that keep a pharmacy running, such as stocking shelves, answering phones, and working the cash register.

Behind the Scenes at the Pharmacy
Some pharmacy technicians work in retail or mail-order pharmacies, while others work in hospitals, nursing homes, or other assisted living facilities. They receive prescriptions from physicians and prepare them by counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, and sometimes even mixing medication. They, price the prescription, prepare the label, and file it to be checked by a pharmacist. Some may have additional responsibilities, like maintaining patients' files, stocking medications, and reading patients' charts.

Pharmacy Technician School Offers Key Job Training
According to the (BLS), job opportunities will be good in this field, especially for applicants with formal training from a pharmacy technician school. At pharmacy technician school, you will complete coursework and laboratory work in a wide range of areas, including:

• Medical and Pharmaceutical terminology
• Pharmaceutical calculations and techniques
• Pharmacy recordkeeping
• Pharmacy law and ethics
• Medication names, uses, and doses

Pharmacy technician schools often include internships that can give you hands-on experience working in a pharmacy. When you finish school, you will receive a diploma, certificate, or associate's degree depending on the program—and you'll have the training and experience to help you become a top-notch pharmacy technician.

Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Pharmacy Technicians"