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Vatterott College Pharmacy Technician Degree Program

The degree program is designed to prepare the student for
entry-level employment as a Pharmacy Assistant, performing
pharmaceutical duties or any similar positions within the
pharmacy field. The Pharmacy Technician A.O.S. degree
graduate is skilled with theory and practical working knowledge
of all Pharmaceutical front and back-pharmacy procedures to
perform the tasks associated with assisting a pharmacist.
 
The program is 90 weeks in length, including 87 quarter credit
hours of theory and lab instruction, 13.5 quarter credit hours of
Applied General Education instruction in the areas described
below and 7.5 quarter credit hours of externship for a total of
108 credit hours. Each 10-week term is equal to 12-quarter
credit hours.
 
Course Title:
 
PA-101 Medical Language 12
PA-102 Medical Office Basics 12
PA-103 Ethics and Billing 12
PA-104 Pharmaceutical Management 12
PA-105 Pharmaceutical Career Planning 12
PA-106 Advanced Computers 12
PA-201 Pharmaceutical Procedures 7.5
PA-202 General Patient Education 7.5
PA-203 Externship 7.5
AGE-207 Critical Thinking in the Workplace 4.5
AGE-208 Writing for the Professions 4.5
AGE-209 Skills for Successful Communication 4.5

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About Vatterott College

Programs at Vatterott campuses include fields in Business, Medical, Technical, Trades, Court Reporting and Culinary. All programs are industry-relevant and designed to support the Vatterott mission of providing career skills for a better life for graduates. 

Vatterott Colleges and Vatterott Education Center are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology is listed by the U. S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. 

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