Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

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Student Services are now located in our new building, Desert Willow Welcome Center (DWWC). This includes admissions, advising, and more. They are no longer in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) currently being renovated.
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Certificate, Pharmacy Technology ASHP Professional

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The Pharmacy Technology program provides students with the technical knowledge and practical skills required of a l technician in either community or hospital pharmacy settings. This certificate program offers a comprehensive curriculum of didactic as well as hands-on training in prescription filling, inventory packaging, patient profiling, sterile products preparation, and pharmacy calculations.

Northwest Vista College is accredited for pharmacy technician training by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP). All ASHP accredited programs have requirements of a student screening and selection process and an external learning experience (Internship/Practicum) of at least 120 hours.

In accordance with ASHP accreditation requirements, students must interview with the Pharmacy Technology Program Coordinator and be recommended for continuation in the program beyond the first semester. Students must apply and interview for the Professional Certificate option (second semester courses) by October 15th of each Fall Semester. No applications will be considered after October 15th. Please see Pharmacy Technology Program Coordinator for application and interview requirements.

Related Degrees and Certificates: Certificate, Pharmacy Technician Fast Track

Total Credit Hours Required: 28

Semester I

HITT 1305 - Medical Terminology I
CPMT 1403 - Introduction to Computer Technology
PHRA 1301 - Introduction to Pharmacy
PHRA 1305 - Drug Classification
PHRA 1209 - Pharmaceutical Mathematics I

Semester II

Application and Interview required for admission into Semester II courses. Please see Pharmacy Technology Program Coordinator for application and interview requirements. All applications are due by October 15th of the Fall Semester.

PHRA 1313 - Community Pharmacy Practice
PHRA 1345 - Intravenous Admixture and Sterile Compounding
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication
PHRA 1391 - Special Topics in Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

Semester III

PHRA 2164 - Practicum (or Field Experience) Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

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Program CIP: 51.08050000

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