Pharmacy Technician Training

The pharmacy technician program at Northwest Educational Center 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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Northwest Educational Center

540 N Harrison Rd, Pleasant Gap, PA

Northwest Educational Center is a less than two-year career college dedicated to providing a practical education for students in Houston and surrounding areas. Over the previous several years Northwest Educational Center has granted degrees to over 280 students with a graduation rate of around 68%. Northwest Educational Center has several great programs to pick from. Below is a list of the more popular programs offered are:

• Medical Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician
• Executive Assistant, Executive Secretary
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Massage Therapy

To support students and graduates, Northwest Educational Center may offer services like those listed below:

• Classes offered on nights and weekends
• Counseling assistance
• Employing students to lower education costs
• Assistance to find work

The Council on Occupational Education has accredited the instruction & training provided by Northwest Educational Center for over fifteen straight years. Please visit nwcenter.org for more information on programs offered and consumer disclosures.

Students Enrolled in the Pharmacy Technician Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Northwest Educational Center 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

• State College, PA
  • Total Employment: 80
  • Average Hourly Rate: $13.33
  • Average Annual Salary: $27720

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