Pharmacy Technician: Accelerated Summer Schedule
Total 315 hrs.
Program Training Plan
Enrollment Available to: Adults ONLY
The Pharmacy Technician Program consists of two parts:
Part 1, PHARMACY TECH. CLASS and LAB TRAINING (270 hours)
Students will learn how to assist the pharmacist in a simulated retail or hospital setting. Training will include inventory, ordering, labeling, storing, distributing medicines, working with the patient records, billing information, gathering information for the pharmacist, or distribution of printed information to the patient.
Students who successfully complete this training must have a high school diploma or GED to qualify to take the national exam. After passing the national exam, students may apply to become a licensed Pharmacy Technician in the State of Utah. Students must complete the license application process with the State of Utah within one year (12 months) of the program start date.
Externship Training
Part 2, Pharmacy Technician Externship Training (180 hours)
The state of Utah requires a 180 hour externship to earn a Pharmacy Technician Licensure. This part of the program allows the student to go to an on-site pharmacy setting, where they observe and assist in the daily tasks with the pharmacist in a retail or hospital pharmacy. Students will be responsible to arrange their own externship site in coordination with the program instructor. Adult students must complete and pass a background check and drug screen before beginning the externship.
Program Overview
| Locations | Thanksgiving Point Campus |
| Tuition | $2.00/per enrollment hour |
| Adult Cost | $630 Tuition + $285 Fees = $915.00 |
| Extra Supply Cost | Students will be required to purchase class training modules and textbooks |
| Avg. Starting Wage | $31,090 Yearly ($14.95 /hr.) |
| Certifications | MATC Certificate of Proficiency (COP) in Pharmacy Technician Industry Certifications: • Utah State Pharmacy Technician Licensure • Preparation for (NCCT) National Certification |
Program dates, times, tuition and fees are subject to change.
(High school students qualify for free tuition only until they or their class graduates high school)
Training Materials Cost:
Textbook / Class Materials: $222.00
Training Modules: $8.00
Background Check & Drug Screen: $20.00
Estimated Total: $271.00
State and National Exam:
State and National exams are not held by or at the MATC, and fees/cost are separate from MATC tuition and fees:
Utah State License Exam Application Fee: $100.00
National Exam Cost: $129.00
Program Length
390 Hour Program • 3 - 12 Months (1 semester + Externship)Course Prerequisites
• Students can not have any drug misdemeanors or felonies on their record in order to enroll in this program; a background check and drug test is required.
• The summer accelerated course is mainly designed for college students who are completing prerequisite requirements for Pharmacy School. Students interested in enrollment must contact a MATC Recruitment Advisor at (801) 753-4125 to discuss the qualifications for enrollment, and to obtain permission to enroll.
• As part of the admission process, students may be required to complete a basic assessment of reading and math skills. The test is free and takes approximately 2 hr. to complete. For additional information, call the Testing Center at: (801) 753-4110.
2013 Summer Pharmacy Technician Session Schedule
| Campus | Completion Time | Days | Time |
| Thanksgiving Point | Jun. 3, 2013 -- Aug. 8, 2013 + Externship Hours | Mon - Fri | 7:30 - 10:30am |
The 180 hours of externship training needed for completion varies on completion time based on work hours availability per student and their externship site. |
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2014 Summer Pharmacy Technician Session Schedule
| Campus | Completion Time | Days | Time |
| Thanksgiving Point | Jun. 2, 2014 -- Aug. 6, 2014 + Externship Hours | Mon. -- Fri. | 7:30 - 10:30am |
The 180 hours of externship training needed for completion varies on completion time based on work hours availability per student and their externship site. |
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Note: MATC certification is not granted upon class time completion only. Students must also complete all externship training to receive MATC Certification of Proficiency. If a high school student does not finish externship hours prior to graduation, tuition will be charged for the remaining hours. Students will have 12 months, from the first day that the program starts, to finish all program and externship hours in order to take the Utah State Pharmacy Technician Licensure Exam as mandated by the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.
THE PHARMACY TECHNICIAN PROFESSION:
Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists dispense prescription medication. They work under the supervision of pharmacists, who must review all prescriptions before they are given to patients. If a customer’s question is about the medication or health matters, the pharmacy technician arranges for the customer to speak with the pharmacist. Pharmacy technicians working in hospitals and other medical facilities prepare a greater variety of medications, such as intravenous medications. They may make rounds in the hospital, giving medications to patients. Pharmacy technicians typically do the following:
• Count and measure amounts of medication for prescriptions
• Compound or mix medications, such as preparing ointments
• Package and label prescriptions
• Accept payment for prescriptions and process insurance claims
• Help with office work, such as answering phone calls from customers
Please see our Refund Policy.
