Why Choose the Pharmacy Technician Program?
Now offering evening classes!
Winter quarter 2025 will offer an evening section of our Pharmacy Tech program. Students will meet on campus Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 5pm and go until 7pm.
Pharmacy technicians play a vital role in the health care process, ordering and stocking medications, preparing intravenous drugs, processing prescriptions, preparing billing and operating and troubleshooting automated drug-dispensing systems. In fact, as pharmacists are starting to move more into the clinical aspect, pharmacy technicians are taking on more and more responsibility.
Our Pharmacy Technician program offers hands-on training in the classroom and laboratory and three months of on-the-job training. This gives graduates a great head start in getting their foot in the door and the training they need to be ready for their career. Employers look for graduates who have trained in the technician duties and responsibilities under the guidelines of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, which govern the curriculum and standards of our program.
Career options include working in retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, long-term care, jails, and compounding pharmacies. If you have an interest in medicine and a great attention to detail, this program and career path might be the perfect fit for you.
Program Info
Our Pharmacy Technician program can prepare you for a rewarding career assisting pharmacists in hospitals, clinics, long-term care and community pharmacies.
These programs start every Spring and Fall Quarters.
This program is ASHP/ACPE Accredited.
The Pharmacy Technician program's current 3-year pass rate on the national certification exam is 85%, compared to the national average of 70%.
How Long It Takes
Pharmacy Technician ASHP/ACPE Certificate: 3 quarters
All program lengths are estimates and are not guaranteed. This estimate includes General Education courses that are part of the program.
Program Documents
This link provides access to items like program supply lists and fees, program maps to help you plan your entire time at CPTC, and more.
See all available Program Documents.
Your Questions, Answered!
Clover Park faculty and staff are available to introduce you to the college and all the programs we offer.
Info Sessions
Information sessions that can introduce you to programs and help you get started at CPTC are offered regularly when classes are in session. To learn more about the types of sessions and see when the next sessions are scheduled, visit cptc.edu/info-sessions.
Contact Faculty Directly
Faculty welcome you to contact them with your questions.