Program Overview

Continuing Education Programs & Professional Development

Overview

The Continuing Education Programs & Professional Development at Hunter College offer a range of certificate programs and courses designed to enhance professional skills and knowledge.

Certificate Programs

• Business & Finance
• Design & Technology
• Health Professions
  • Medical Interpreter
  • Dental Assistant Certificate
  • Pharmacy Technician Certificate
• Legal Studies
• Professional English Certificate
• Translation & Interpretation

Language Studies

• English & ESL at the International English Language institute (IELI)
• Italian Language & Culture at Parliamo Italiano

Partnerships

• School of Education
• Silberman School of Social Work
• Lewis Burke Frumkes Center for Writing and Culture

Lifelong Learning

The college also offers opportunities for lifelong learning, allowing individuals to continue their education and professional development throughout their careers.

Pharmacy Technician Certificate

Program Description

The Pharmacy Technician Certificate program is designed to prepare students to work as pharmacy technicians in retail or other pharmacy settings and to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam. The program includes 80 hours of instruction and covers topics such as:

• Pharmacy medical terminology
• The history of pharmacy
• Pharmacy practice in multiple environments
• Pharmacy calculations and measurements
• Reading and interpreting prescriptions
• Defining drugs by generic and brand names
• Dosage calculations
• Drug classifications
• The “top 200 drugs”
• I.V. flow rates
• Sterile compounding
• Dose conversions
• Aseptic technique
• Handling of sterile products
• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
• Dispensing of prescriptions
• Inventory control
• Billing and reimbursement

Program Information

• Tuition On-Campus: 80 Hours - $1,699
• Tuition Online (no live instruction or class meetings): $1,299
• Registration is online only
• INELIGIBLE FOR SEIU 1199 VOUCHERS

Requirements

Students should have or be pursuing a high school diploma or GED.

Clinical Externship

As part of this Pharmacy Technician program, students will be eligible to participate in an 80-hour clinical externship.

National Certification

This program meets the necessary requirements to take the Pharmacy Technician Certified Board (PTCB) – Certified Pharmacy Technician (PTCB) exam and the National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Pharmacy Technician (PTAC) Exam.

Course Schedule

• Pharmacy Technician: On-Campus, February 23 to May 20, Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00-9:15 pm (skips April 6)
• Pharmacy Technician (eLearning Content): Online, self-paced; open enrollment (no live instruction or class meetings)