Pharmacy Technician Training

The pharmacy technician program at Mountwest Community and Technical 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 Louisiana colleges that offer pharmacy technician training.

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Mountwest Community and Technical College (MCTC)

3253 Ambassador Caffery, Lafayette, LA

Education and training for the future. This is what the Mountwest Community and Technology College aims to provide.

Mountwest is one of the 10 public community and technical colleges in West Virginia. The main campus is a beautiful 28-acre land with a 115,000-square-foot academic building. It is just 2 minutes walk from Interstate-64 and 5 minutes away from downtown Huntington. Its off-campus sites operate supplementary facilities which include Center for Culinary Arts, Continuing & Corporate Education and Inland Waterways Academy. The campus community has access to public transit all day and to 650 free parking spaces.

Pick from its nearly 60 associate degree programs which in majority are Associate in Applied Science. You may choose also from its 15 certificate programs in various fields. You’ll be impressed by its state-of-the-art classrooms and its free Wi-Fi campus-wide.

When you go full-time, you can earn an associate degree in 4 semesters excluding any prerequisite.

The available certificate programs which focus on competence in an area will require significantly fewer credit hours to complete.

Together with 1,200 on-site students, you may avail its roster of academic support services. In the Academic Success Center, they offer free tutoring, financial aid, counseling, registration, and career services.

For almost 4 decades, Mountwest provides high-quality academic experience, helpful student services and a variety of career pathways to choose from.

These efforts are made to let you have the excellent opportunities and to obtain rewarding jobs. Begin the climb now to your success at Mountwest Community and Technical College!

Students Enrolled in the Pharmacy Technician Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. MCTC has offered the following degree levels for students:

• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

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

• Lafayette, LA
  • Total Employment: 620
  • Average Hourly Rate: $14.87
  • Average Annual Salary: $30930

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