The Pharmacy Technician program at NDSCS prepares students for a broad range of career options in settings from pharmacies to hospitals.
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Academic Options
The Pharmacy Technician program prepares students for careers performing and managing the technical distributive functions in pharmacies and pharmacy-related industries.
- Type: A.A.S. degree
- Locations: Wahpeton, Hybrid (Live video and Face-to-Face in Wahpeton)
- Cluster: Health Science
The Pharmacy Technician certificate option is a one-year program that includes eight weeks of internship in community and hospital settings after all classroom requirements have been completed.
- Type: Certificate
- Locations: Wahpeton, Hybrid (Live video and Face-to-Face in Wahpeton)
- Cluster: Health Science
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Pharmacy Technicians help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other healthcare products. Technician duties often include:
- Performing the technical tasks necessary to prepare medications
- Compounding of extemporaneous and sterile products
- Processing prescriptions
- Computer entry
Due to a nationwide growing consumer demand for prescription medications, pharmacy technicians are in high demand and serve an important role in today’s pharmacy industry.
What is a Pharmacy Technician?
The NDSCS Pharmacy Technician Program is fully accredited by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 www.ashp.org.
Our Pharmacy Technician program partners with PioneerRx, a pharmacy management system, to simulate the functions of today’s pharmacies.
Note for Online Students: Specific meeting days and times are required for remote students to attend online.
PTCE
| Number of exams passed | Number of exams administered | Percentage Passed | National Average Pass Rate |
| 7 | 7 | 100% | 69% |
View the full Educator Pass Rate Summary Report here.
