Diploma

Prepare for an essential medical career.

Are you looking to pursue a career in medical-related field that has a distinguished history and growing future? Glen Oaks College, Riverside campus, offers training to help prepare you for an entry-level position as a registered Pharmacy Technician.

The eight-month Pharmacy Technician program prepares you for positions in retail, hospital, and outpatient pharmacies, as well as pharmaceutical wholesalers and Internet pharmacies. The employment opportunities for the Pharmacy Technician are expected to grow much faster than the average through 2016*.

Through group discussions, lectures, and a pharmacy-based laboratory experience, our Pharmacy Technician program is designed to develop skills that will get you started in the job market and the industry.

Program Overview

The objective of the Pharmacy Technician program is to involve the students in the technical knowledge and practical skills required for entry-level positions in retail pharmacies, hospital or HMO pharmacies, health-care providers, and pharmaceutical companies as a registered Pharmacy Technician.

The professional duties of a Pharmacy Technician graduate may include: collecting, organizing, and evaluating information for direct patient care; receiving and screening prescription/medication orders for completeness and authenticity; preparing medications for dispensing; verifying the measurements, preparation, or packaging of medication produced by other technicians; dispensing medications; assisting the pharmacist in monitoring medication therapy; and maintaining confidentiality of patient and proprietary business information.

Upon successful completion of the program requirements, the graduates will be awarded a diploma. Although the College will assist students with job placement, finding employment is the individual responsibility of the student. The College does not guarantee that any student will be placed in any of the jobs described, or placed at all.