Pharmacy Technician Training

The pharmacy technician program at Miles Community College 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 Montana colleges that offer pharmacy technician training.

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Miles Community College

8645 South Weaver Drive, Crow Agency, MT

Miles Community College (MCC), located at Miles City, Montana provides a quality experience if you are looking for both curricular and extra–curricular activities. Their mission is to promote success and learning through quality programs and community partnerships. MCC, founded in 1939, then called the Custer County Junior College, was granted accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities in 1971.

MCC has been authorized by the State of Montana Board of Regents to offer a variety of programs that result in granting of Associate or Arts degrees (A.A.), Associate of Science degrees (A.S.), Associate of Science in Nursing degree (A.S.N), Associate of Applied Science degrees (A.A.S.), and Certificates. For a complete list of programs they offer you can refer to http://www.milescc.edu/DegreesPrograms/.

You can also take courses from the convenience of your home or business. MCC offers online courses which may be simply to update your skills or maybe credit courses. Costs of classes vary depending on the course you are taking. These courses are on the semester basis and maybe taken from the MCC per credit cost that they have fixed.

When you are attending college how you would pay for it is very important. And to help you make a realistic evaluation of their financial needs, MCC has provided an ‘Estimated Minimum Costs’ chart which is about $11700, for In-district students and about $12,500 for out-district students. Of course depending on your own individual needs the costs may vary.

Campus services offered by MCC include Admissions, Business Services, Counseling Servicesand Financial Aid among many other services.

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

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