• Tuition: $1,785 (includes textbooks)
• Short-term, non-credit certification program.
• 16 weeks/105 classroom contact hours plus 80 hours of clinical externship
• Financial assistance options may be available
• Four-month payment plan (credit/debit card required)
• Deadline to register: Friday, January 31, 2025, by 3pm

This comprehensive program will prepare students to work as a pharmacy technician in retail or other pharmacy settings and will take the ExCPT exam through National Healthcareer Association. 

Through classroom lecture and hands-on labs, students will review dosage calculations, drug classifications, the “top 200 drugs”, I.V. flow rates, sterile compounding, dose conversions, aseptic technique, the handling of sterile products, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control, and billing and reimbursement.

To ensure compliance with Texarkana College, students must submit a copy of their High School Diploma or GED equivalent to the CBE office upon enrollment or within the first week of class. This documentation is essential for completing the registration process.

For more information, please click on the downloadable course description below.

To Register/Enroll:

Online registration is not available for this course. To register/enroll, please call 903-823-3382 or visit the Community and Business office located in the Nelson Administration Building on TC Campus.  

CBE Refund Policy:

Students who wish to drop this course may receive a 100% refund of tuition upon request on or before the drop date listed above (refund excludes $30 payment plan enrollment fee).

Criminal Background Check:

For students who may have a criminal background, please be advised that the background could keep you from being licensed by the State of Texas. If you have a question about your background and licensure, please check with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board by accessing their website at https://ptcb.zendesk.com and submit a request on your topic of study to determine if you are qualified to obtain a certificate in that field.  You also have the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the applicable licensing agency.