Pharmacy Technology

The Pharmacy Technology degree at UCC trains students to become pharmacy technicians who help pharmacists provide drugs and other health care products to patients. Students will have the fundamental pharmacy skills and knowledge to gain entry-level work in:

• Hospitals
• Retail Pharmacy
• Mail-Order Pharmacy

Through lecture, hands-on training, and research assignments, students will learn how to interpret, process, and compound extemporaneous and intravenous admixtures, and learn the effective use of available software programs with proficiency in receiving, interpreting, inputting, and filling prescriptions. Successful Pharmacy Technicians value honesty and integrity and have compassion for the patients they work with as well as a respect for the patient’s confidentiality.

Graduates will be prepared for the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) exam.

Associate in Applied Science Degree – 8 quarters
Diploma – 4 quarters