Contents
Catalog Links
Share

Pharmacy Technician (XPT) Pathway

Certification Training, Professional Education

Course

HEA108Pharmacy Technician Program

Program Information

  • ITA eligible
  • TAACCCT eligible
  • CORI/SORI required
  • Drug screen required
  • Proof of immunization and a negative TB required
  • Required 40 hour clinical externship
  • Day or evening program
  • Class size limited

Campus Information

  • Danvers and Lynn campuses
  • Required clinical hours are scheduled at local pharmacies and may vary from classroom hours.

Additional Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent or currently enrolled as a high school student in good standing.
  • Must be at least 18 years old to become licensed.

Advising Notes

This program is intended to prepare students for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's Certified Pharmacy Technician Exam (CPhT). Upon scoring high enough on this exam, a student is eligible for entry level employment as a pharmacy technician.

http://www.ptcb.org/

In Massachusetts a Pharmacy Technician must register with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/hcq/dhpl/pharmacy/licensing/pharmacy-techs/registration-information-for-pharmacy-technicians.html

If you have interest in continuing your education in healthcare, speak with a nursing and allied health pathway advisor for further course planning.

This program is designed upon completion to be eligible to use credit for prior learning from this program to save time and money on the health care technician certificate. Contact CAS for more information on course equivalences and next steps you need to take to begin the next program.

http://www.northshore.edu/cas/credit/alternative_studies.html

We strongly recommend students take the Accuplacer Placement Exam in the Center for Alternative Studies prior to registration for advising purposes.

http://www.northshore.edu/cas/testing/computerized_placement.html

How to Register
Students must pay in full, for each course, at the time of registration or make arrangements for a payment plan.
Ways to Register
  • By Phone – 978-236-1200 with a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card number 9:00-5:00 Monday through Friday
  • By Mail – Send a completed registration form along with payment to: North Shore Community College, Enrollment & Records Office, 1 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923
  • By Fax – Fax a completed registration form with a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card number to 978-762-4015
  • Visit the Lynn or Danvers Enrollment Center with your completed registration form along with payment: Visa, MasterCard, Discover card, check, or money order

Labor Market Outlook*

Median level wages: $26,240-$30.410

10 year projected growth:

United States: 9.3%

Massachusetts: 7.5%

Metro North: 7.9%

*Data from Massachusetts Career Information Systems