Institution OPEDID: 003773
Gainful Employment Program Disclosure
Program Name and length
399A Pharmacy Technician
Program Level:
01 Undergraduate Certificate
Credits:
66-67
Time to Complete:
18 months
Note: Similar programs are grouped together by Federal CIP codes for reporting purposes.
Federal CIP Code:
51.0805
CIP Title:
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

CIP Program Description:
  
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology; principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics; drug identification; pharmacy laboratory procedures; prescription interpretation; patient communication and education; safety procedures; record-keeping; measurement and testing techniques; pharmacy business operations; prescription preparation; logistics and dispensing operations; and applicable standards and regulations.

Other certificates included in this CIP Code:
  • No other certificates are included in this CIP Code
Related Occupations
The occupations this program prepares students for includes the following:
Job Placement
Clark College is not required by the State of Washington or the Northwest Commission on the Colleges and Universities to calculate a placement rate for this specific program.
Cost of Program
This calculation does not include any remedial coursework you may need to take. Based on full-time enrollment (15 credits per quarter), students will complete this program in 4 quarters. Tuition and fees are calculated using 2012-13 rates. Books and supplies are estimated using the "new book" purchase price. The estimates below represent the total cost of this program.

Tuition & Fees:
$6,923
Books & Supplies:
$1,450
Books:
$1,267
Supplies:
$34
Additional Fees:
$149

Total Cost (before grants and scholarships) to complete in normal time (4 quarters): $8,373

For more program cost information review the average Student Cost of Attendance.


Program Completion in Normal Time
Number of students completing a program in this CIP Code from 2011-2012
45


% completing on-time in this CIP code:
38%
Debt at Program Completion
Median debt for:

CIP Code:
51.0805
CIP Title:
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

Federal loans:
  $0
Private educational loans:
 $0
Institution financing plan:
 $0
Percent of students completing the program with any loan debt:
74%