Pharmacy Technician Training

The pharmacy technician program at Laurel Business Institute prepares students for careers assisting pharmacists in pharmacies and healthcare organizations. The program focuses on preparing medications, providing medications and related assistance to patients, and managing pharmacy clinical and business operations. Program courses include: medical and pharmaceutical terminology, drug identification, pharmacy laboratory procedures, prescription interpretation, measurement and testing techniques, pharmacy business operations, prescription preparation, logistics and dispensing operations, and applicable standards and regulations. Get more details below including other Pennsylvania colleges that offer pharmacy technician training.

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Laurel Business Institute (LBI)

166 Slocum Street, Forty Fort, PA

Laurel Business Institute is a two-year career college, which provides career oriented education for its students. Students can pick from a few areas of study, including:

• Personal and Culinary Services
• Health and Clinical Professions
• Business and Marketing Studies
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Family and Consumer Sciences

Over the past several years Laurel Business Institute granted degrees to more than 250 students with more than 53% of those who start the program continue it to completion. Over twenty different programs are offered at Laurel Business Institute, and it awards degrees up to an Associates degree. Below is a list of the more popular programs being offered:

• Hair Styling
• Medical Assistant
• Respiratory Therapy Technician
• Facial Treatment Specialist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Massage Therapy

To help students and alumni succeed, Laurel Business Institute may provide student services including:

• Counseling assistance
• Work study style employment
• Employment search assistance

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools has accredited the program courses of Laurel Business Institute for over twenty-six straight years. Get more information by visiting the school's official website, where you can see programs available, tuition, and disclosures.

Students Enrolled in the Pharmacy Technician Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Laurel Business Institute offers a less than two-year award program in pharmacy technician.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Pharmacy Technicians

Description

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, pharmacy technicians employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.3% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
  • Total Employment: 930
  • Average Hourly Rate: $13.43
  • Average Annual Salary: $27940

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).