Program Pending
Contact Leonard for more information.
Leonard Bunselmeyer
Executive Director of Healthcare & Public Safety Education
bunselmeyerl@bartonccc.edu
(620) 792-9393
Pharmacy Technician
Program Pending
What They Do
- Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients
- Technicians usually perform routine tasks to help prepare prescribed medication, such as counting tablets and labeling bottles
- They also perform administrative duties, such as answering phones, stocking shelves, and operating cash registers
- Pharmacy Technicians work in retail pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, grocery stores, department stores and mass retailers.
- Strong customer service skills are needed because Pharmacy Technicians work with patients, coworkers and health care professionals.
What Barton Offers
- Certificate (29 credit hour)
- Designed to be completed in two semesters including an internship
Why Barton’s Pharmacy Technician Program?
- This program is offered in a "hybrid" online format. Most coursework is online.
Occupational Outlook and Earnings
- Employment of pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 31 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations
- Median hourly earnings of wage-and-salary pharmacy technicians in May 2008 were $13.32
Source: 2009-2010 Occupational Outlook Handbook
