Pharmacy Technician

Department: Health Occupations

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This eight-week course consists of online class work, mandatory Zoom meetings, and mandatory on-campus labs.

• Online Class: Jun. 13 - Aug. 4
• Mandatory Zoom Sessions: Jun. 13, Jul. 11, & Aug. 1, 6:00 - 8:00pm
• Mandatory On-Campus Labs: Jun. 27 & Jul. 25, 6:00 - 9:00pm

Registration Deadline: Jun. 2

Tuition: $800

Textbook & Drug Cards:

• Mosby's Pharmacy Technician, 6th edition (ISBN 978-0323734073)
• Sigler's Prescription Drug Cards, 37th edition (ISBN 978-1880579909)

A pharmacy technician is qualified for employment in retail pharmacies, hospitals, long term care pharmacies and licensed prescription vendors. This 12-week course, taught by a registered pharmacist, provides the classroom instruction necessary to be a successful pharmacy technician. The class focuses on prescription drug processing, drug classifications, physiology, drug interactions, pharmacy calculations, medical terminology and compounding.

Students must be at least 17 years of age and be able to provide documentation of High School Graduation or GED/HiSET Completion in order to register for this course. Students must also apply to St. Charles Community College to be eligible to register.

Students who are successful in this course will receive a certificate of completion from St. Charles Community College (SCC) and be eligible to apply for national certification (either the PTCB or ExCPT). SCC does not offer these certification exams on campus or as part of the pharmacy technician curriculum. Students interested in learning more about these certifications can contact the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board by calling 1-800-363-8012 or going to https://www.ptcb.org/.

Registration Requirements

Complete before registration:

• College Application: all students must apply to St. Charles Community College prior to registering for class. Please complete and submit the application here: https://www.stchas.edu/admissions/apply

Provide the following at time of registration (bring copies with you for in-person registration or send as attachments for email registrations):

• Registration Form (you can download the form here if you would like to register via email).
• Copy of High School diploma or GED/HiSET certificate

Registration can be done:

• Through email (healthoccupations@stchas.edu)
• In-person (1 Academy Place, Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368) - office hours are Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 4:00pm

Tuition will be due within one business day of your registration being processed. Individualized information will be communicated during the enrollment process.

This is a non-credit, certificate course. Tuition is due at time of registration and is non-refundable and non transferable.

Salary Outlook

In the state of Missouri, pharmacy technicians earn a mean average of $30,610 per year. 
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, earnings increase significantly as a worker’s degree of education rises.