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Merced College Online Pharmacy Technician Program
In partnership with
Gatlin Education Services

The Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacist with mixing and packaging prescriptions, maintaining client records, referring clients to the pharmacist for counseling, assisting with inventory control and purchasing, as well as collecting payment and coordinating billing. 

GES 117 -- 300 hours of online instruction

This nationally recognized Pharmacy Technician online course and training program teaches the skills needed to gain employment as a Pharmacy Tech in either the hospital or retail setting. The objective of the Pharmacy Technician Program is to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to qualify for entry-level positions in pharmacies as well as prepare for national certification. This program pairs students with an instructor for one-on-one assistance and includes a forty-hour externship. All materials are included. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.

Gatlin Education Services has reached a nationwide agreement with several pharmacies that will give our Pharmacy Technician students an important leg up in the job market. These pharmacies will offer their renowned externship programs to students taking Gatlin’s Pharmacy Technician online career training program provided basic qualifications are met.

These pharmacies will supply externs with 20 to 40 hours of hands-on experience that includes assisting pharmacists with prescriptions, answering patient questions about medications and a bevy of administrative duties.

In order to qualify for an externship, you will have to pass a drug screening, obtain general liability insurance, and background check/employment verification will be required.

*Disclaimer: An externship with these pharmacies is not guaranteed. All students must apply to the program and complete the prerequisite criteria before being accepted into the program. Positions in the externship program are contingent on availability at each pharmacy location. Students are also allowed the option to set up their own externship at any other retail or hospital facility or you may complete a research assignment in lieu of completing an externship.



    This course is rated Five Stars (out of 5) by our Students!

    “The online format allowed me to study to be a Pharmacy Technician while being employed, and also to work on the course at my own pace. I appreciate this as I live three hours away from any campus that offered this course.”
    - L.L., Chico State University (Fall 2006)
     

Course fee: $1,995 includes textbooks, supplies, externship placement, and course completion certificate.  

Certification: Graduates will receive a certificate of completion and become eligible to register as a Pharmacy Technician in the State of California.

Class Begins: Anytime, Open Enrollment

To learn more about the program visit our website at www.gatlineducation.com/mccd or visit the Pharmacy Technician
overview webpage


Please call our offices at 384-6224 for more information.

 
 
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