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Pharmacy Technology AAS

Wake Tech Course ID: A45580A

NOTE: This program is being terminated and is not accepting new students. A non-degree Pharmacy Technician Training program is available for interested individuals. Advisors will work with current Pharmacy Technology students to finish their degree by May 2027.


The Pharmacy Technology AAS Degree prepares individuals to become pharmacy technicians, who assist licensed pharmacists in providing prescription and over-the-counter medications, medical equipment and supplies, pharmaceutical care services and other health care products and services for patients.

Students gain a broad knowledge of these subjects:

  • Pharmacology
  • Drug uses, actions, interactions and side-effects
  • Medication therapy
  • Pharmaceutical calculations
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Drug delivery systems
  • Pharmacy practice
  • Purchasing and inventory control
  • Pharmacy law and regulations

Through simulated pharmacy laboratory activities, students increase their skills in the following:

  • Using pharmacy computer software
  • Interpreting prescriptions
  • Processing medication orders
  • Compounding IV admixtures and parenteral nutrition
  • Compounding pediatric medications
  • Creating veterinary dosage forms
  • Managing pharmacy operations
  • Utilizing critical thinking to resolve patient problems

Clinical experience, which takes place in hospital, community and specialty pharmacies, provides students with the following knowledge and skills:

  • Creating and maintaining patient profiles
  • Effectively participating on the health care team
  • Filing insurance claims
  • Managing automated medication dispensing systems
  • Operating robotic pharmacy equipment
  • Staffing patient care clinics
  • Providing exceptional customer service
  • Leading quality improvement programs
  • Supervising and managing pharmacy technicians
  • Reconciling medications for ER patients

Graduates may be employed in hospitals, medical centers, private and chain pharmacies and specialty pharmacies, including medication compounding, long-term care medication therapy management and IV infusion pharmacies. Graduates should be prepared to take the national Certification Examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.

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Estimated Tuition & Fees
$4,864.00
Locations
  • Perry Health Sciences Campus
Total Credits
64
NOTE: Tuition listed is for in-state students. Out-of-state tuition is higher.
Tuition is set annually by the State Board of Community Colleges.
Wake Tech charges various fees in addition to tuition, and individual programs also have specific costs associated with them.

Graduates may be employed in hospitals, medical centers, private and chain pharmacies and specialty pharmacies, including medication compounding, long-term-care medication therapy management and IV infusion pharmacies.

Students are required to pass the national certification examination administered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board prior to the beginning of the second fall semester. Therefore, graduates of the AAS program will be nationally certified upon the completion of the program.

Career Outlook


  • Pharmacy Technician
    34970.17
    Starting Salary
    43418.61
    Median Annual Wage
    7%
    Growth*
USA Wake County *Estimated job growth over 10 years.
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