Pharmacy Technician: Flexible, 100% Online with virtual simulation training
Gain in-demand real-world skills to launch your career in healthcare and prepare to apply for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE)
In just one year, gain online training and virtual pharmacy experience needed to launch your pharmacy technician career. Play a vital role in today’s fast-paced healthcare system, supporting pharmacists, improving patient safety, and ensuring accurate medication preparation.
Fast Facts
- As a PTCB-Recognized Education/Training Program, students will be prepared to apply for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) upon completion of the program
- Work in a hospital, clinic, assisted living facilities, or pharmacy
- Help ensure that medications are prepared accurately
- Gain real-world skills that are in-demand by the healthcare industry
What does a Pharmacy Technician do?
Under the guidance of a licensed pharmacist, pharmacy technicians may:
- Receive, process, and confirm prescriptions
- Prepare and fill sterile and non-sterile medications
- Maintain accurate patient records and medication inventory
- Provide attentive, friendly customer service in a patient-centered environment
Program Overview
The Pharmacy Technician Program is delivered fully online, combining flexible coursework with interactive virtual simulation. Students develop essential skills in medication safety, pharmacy operations, and prescription processing to prepare for entry-level roles and national certification.
On-Site Clinical Requirement
Students complete an online simulation experience designed to replicate real pharmacy workflows:
- Institutional (hospital) simulation
- Community (retail/clinic) simulation
This experience provides hands-on skill development in a fully online environment aligned with current pharmacy technician practice.
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The Pharmacy Technician Certificate is offered at:
- Mostly Virtual
Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.
Upon completing the Pharmacy Technician Certificate program, CMC students will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and understanding of pharmacy’s role in the healthcare industry.
- Perform accurate processing and handling of medications and medication orders.
- Demonstrate, communicate and apply personal/interpersonal knowledge and skills.
- Perform arithmetical calculations required for typical dosage determinations and solutions preparation.
- Identify proper aseptic techniques used in the preparation of sterile and non-sterile compounded products.
- Articulate and demonstrate compliance with state and federal pharmacy regulations.
- Demonstrate a respectful and professional attitude when interacting with diverse patient populations, colleagues, and professionals recognizing and accepting individual and cultural differences.
- Demonstrate, communicate, apply, and assist pharmacists in patient- and medication-safety.
- Demonstrate, communicate, and apply procurement, billing, reimbursement and inventory management procedure.