Pharmacy Technician
Total 500 hrs.
Program Training Plan
Students will learn how to assist the pharmacist in a simulated retail or hospital setting. Responsibilities 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 sit for 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 of the program start date.
Externship Training
This part of the program allows the student to go to a on-site to a pharmacy setting, where they observe and assist in the daily tasks with the pharmacist a in 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 |
| Completion Time | Average 9 - 12 months |
| Tuition | $1.55/ per hour |
| High School Cost | Free Tuition (until H.S. graduation) + $240 Fees Total Fees for High School Student = $240.00 |
| Adult Cost | Adult Day: $775 Tuition + $240 Fees + $40 Application Fee Total Tuition & Fees For Adult Day Student = $1,055.00 | Adult Evening Cost: $604.50 Tuition + $240 Fees + $40 Application Fee Total Tuition & Fees for Adult Evening Student = $884.50 |
| Extra Supply Cost | *$215 for class text and equipment |
| Avg. Starting Wage | $14.95 Hourly, $29,220 Yearly |
| Certifications | MATC Certificate of Proficiency (COP), Utah State Pharmacy Technician Licensure |
*Students will also be required to purchase class training modules and textbooks at an estimated cost of $215.00. In addition, the cost of the national exam is $129 and the state license application fee is $99. (You must have a high school diploma or GED to take the national exam.) To become a licensed Pharmacy Technician, students must pass the national exam.
Program Length
500 HoursCourse Prerequisites
This program is available to high school seniors and adults.
All students are required to take the ABLE test. This test can be taken at MATC for free and takes about an hour to complete.
Fall/Spring Schedule
| Campus | Completion Time | Days | Time |
| Thanksgiving Point | 9-12 Months | Mon - Fri | 11:30am - 2:30pm |
| Thanksgiving Point Evening Class | 9-12 Months | Mon - Thur | 6:00 - 9:00pm |
| H.S. Class Dates | Class Training Aug 23, 2011 - Jan 13, 2012 (500 hours) Externship Training: Jan 2012 - May 2012 (180 hours) Fall Session Class Training: Aug 23, 2011 - Jan 9, 2012 (390 hours) Externship Training: Jan 2012 - May 2012 (180 hours) Spring Session Class Training: Jan 17, 2012 - May 21, 2012 (390 hours) Externship Training: June 2012 - Aug 2012 (180 hours) | ||
| Adult Class Dates | Class Training Aug 23, 2011 - Jan 13, 2012 (500 hours) Externship Training: Jan 2012 - May 2012 (180 hours) Fall Session Class Training: Aug 23, 2011 - Jan 9, 2012 (390 hours) Externship Training: Jan 2012 - May 2012 (180 hours) Spring Session Class Training: Jan 17, 2012 - May 21, 2012 (390 hours) Externship Training: June 2012 - Aug 2012 (180 hours) | ||
Program dates, times, tuition and fees are subject to change.
Please see our Refund Policy.
