Pharmacy Technician Program
Free to those who qualify
The Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program at Bucks County Community College is a comprehensive, 75 hour didactic course. It will prepare you to enter the pharmacy field in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, and community pharmacies, working under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist. Upon successful completion, you will be prepared to take the national certification exam by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). The exam fee is not included in this course.
Our program may be free for those who qualify for funding via PA CareerLink. An Allied Health Scholarship may be available to offset program costs. For more information on our course offerings and scholarship opportunities, join our mailing list.
Pharmacy Technician Comprehensive (Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks) WHPAH 0273 WB50
9:00am-12:00pm Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks 3/25/25-6/17/25 Tuesday & Thursday,
9:00am-12:00pm
This is a hybrid course. Two classes each week, Tuesday sessions are live online through Zoom and Thursday sessions are in-person on the Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in Bristol, PA. Students must attend both the online and in-person sessions each week.
*Note: The first class will be held in-person.
For more information, email alliedhealth@bucks.edu
Registration is now open!
New! Pharmacy Technician for Non-Native English Speakers
Our exciting new program is ideal for intermediate and advanced English Language Learners (ELL) interested in becoming a Pharmacy Technician. This is separate from the Pharmacy Technician program.
Textbook and Materials
Order the following materials for the Pharmacy Technician program:
- The Pharmacy Technician 8th Edition 2024, by Perspective Press
- Edition: 8th
- ISBN: 9781640437524
- Author: Perspective Press
- Pharmacy Calculations 6th Edition 2020, by Mary F. Powers & Janet B. Wakelin
- ISBN-13: 978-1617318979
- ISBN-10: 1617318973