Penn Foster is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council and regionally accredited by the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Pharmacy Technician program consists of 10 self-paced instruction sets. Although this is an online program, learning materials ship to students upon enrollment and as they progress through the instruction sets. Some courses included in this curriculum are pharmacy operations, drug information sources, pharmaceutical calculations and basic chemistry of drug molecules. As of July 2010, tuition is $598 for the entire program.
Penn Foster Career School
Student Services Center
925 Oak Street
Scranton, PA 18515
800-275-4410
pennfoster.edu
The Distance Education and Training Council nationally accredits Ashworth College, where students complete a career diploma program online with textbooks shipped upon enrollment. The 15 self-paced lessons include introduction to pharmacy, hospital pharmacy practice and medication safety. Tuition for the program, as of July 2010, is $792. However, Ashworth regularly offers special discounts.
Ashworth College
430 Technology Parkway
Norcross, GA 30092
800-957-5412
ashworthcollege.edu
Allied Schools, nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, offers an online program that includes three units and eight lessons. Topics studied include origins of pharmacy and health care, pharmaceutical calculations, basic biopharmaceutics and factors affecting drug activity. Tuition is $988 as of July 2010. There is a $100 discount for payment in full.
Allied Schools
22952 Alcalde Drive
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
888-501-7686
alliedschools.edu