BCAT’s Pharmacy Technician – Entry Level program offers adults ages 21 and older the opportunity to gain hands-on experience needed to obtain pharmacy technician employment.
Students will have an opportunity to take a national certification exam offered through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA). BCAT Pharmacy Technician-Entry Level program is a PTCB recognized training program. We follow the best practices of PTCB, NHA and ASHP in the development of our curriculum.
There is no cost to attend this program. BCAT awards every student selected for our workforce development programs with scholarships to cover the cost of tuition and books. A limited number of students will be accepted for each session.
This is an intensive accelerated program that prepares students for jobs within the pharmacy industry. This program is 17 weeks of classroom instruction. Classes are Monday-Thursday from 9-3:00 pm.
After completing the classroom instruction, students will complete a 130-hour internship at one of our current clinical partner sites.
We are partnering with PioneerRx to provide the best pharmacy software for our Pharmacy Technician training program. PioneerRx provides a true pharmacy workflow experience for our students with features and capabilities that are current with the industry’s constant innovation. The service is provided at no cost to our students to assist with real-world pharmacy practices. Learn more about PioneerRx’s pharmacy computer software at https://www.pioneerrx.com/. To see how PioneerRx compares to other software providers, visit http://www.pharmacysoftwarereviews.com/.
