Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw Community College offers students a certificate program in pharmacy technology (CTPHAR). The CTPHAR program provides students with the career training they will need to earn an entry-level position as a pharmacy technician in a retail pharmacy or hospital. Students can complete courses focusing on the pharmacy practice including learning healthcare terminology, the pharmacy and healthcare systems, pharmaceutical calculations, prescription processing, pharmacology, and pharmacy operations.
Washtenaw Community College
4800 E Huron River Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-4800
734-973-3543
wccnet.edu
Located in Livonia, Michigan, Madonna University offers a pharmacy technician program in which students will learn the fundamentals of becoming a pharmacy technician. This 50-hour course preparatory program prepares students for the national certification exams. Courses include the history of pharmacies, review of the different pharmacy settings, and a review of drugs, dosage forms, and pharmacy measures. Students will also learn the basics of the job including measuring drugs, drug names and types, the metric system and its use in pharmaceutical settings, and other practices related to pharmacy settings.
Madonna University
36600 Schoolcraft Rd
Livonia, MI 48150
734-432-5300
madonna.edu/
Baker College, a career school with 9 campuses throughout the state of Michigan, offers students a pharmacy technician program in which students will learn the basics of the pharmacy technician role. Courses include pharmaceutical calculations, terminology and techniques, pharmacy record-keeping, interpreting medical orders, and other preparatory skills for work in a retail pharmacy, hospital or clinic. Once the course is completed, graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
Baker College
1050 West Bristol Road
Flint, MI 48507
800-964-4299
baker.edu