To become a pharmacy technician, a college degree is not needed. Visit PTCB.org and sign up for the exam. Then study and pass!
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To be a pharmacy technician in California, you must go through an approved training program and register with the board of pharmacy. This can include an associates degree in Pharmacy Technology or other certification procedures.
You can gain your pharmacy tech degree by going to the National Academy of Health and Business. They offer training so that you can become a pharmacy assistant. You can see their program here: http://www.nahb.ca/health-care-training-pharmacy-technician-diploma?gclid=CJGs5NiY9akCFUvCKgodPGaUYw
Of course! A pharmacy technician's degree is not a terminal degree, and the skills learned during your initial education will help you with becoming a pharmacist.
Within the Unites States, pharmacists must have a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) degree. The bachelor's in pharmacy is no longer awarded. However, one can be a pharmacy technician. Still, with a bachelor's degree, you should want a higher position, unless you really have a passion to be a technician.
You can be prepared for the exam in as little as three months through self-study. The National Pharmacy Technician exam is held 4 times a year. You don't need to graduate from a Pharmacy Technician school or have a degree to take the exam. All you need is a high school diploma or GED.
Starting salary of a pharmacy technician with no college degree is about Ten USD to Fifteen USD per hour. It also depends on which hospital do you work.
I recommend going to your local community college. There are no degree requirements for a pharmacy technician job, however some science and math courses are helpful. If you want to become certified, I suggest visiting www.ptcb.org and looking at the resources and practice tests they have there.
According to http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/proft99.shtml, the 2007 mean income of a technician was $27,560. You can use this degree for a pharmacy technician.
absolutely and totally NOT!!!!!. working in the field of medicine as anything is serious business and you need not only your diploma but more
is it a big difference between certificate and a diploma and degree earnings
The type of degree needed to become a pharmacy tech does vary from state to state but most do require that the technician hold either a high school diploma or GED at the minimum. You can check with the local community college in your area to see what type of degree or certificate they offer with their pharmacy tech program. Most of these programs take less than a year to complete.
Ilisagvik College is located in Barrow, Alaska. It offers a program to earn a degree as a Pharmacy Technician/Assistant.