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Pharmacy Technology

Program Length

Three semesters

Degree(s) Offered

Associate in Applied Science

Pharmacy Technology is a three-semester hybrid program, which combines classroom  instruction with laboratory work and clinical experience to prepare students for employment as technicians. The pharmacy technician works under the supervision of registered pharmacists in hospitals, health care agencies, and retail outlets.

Students learn about pharmacology through an overview of drug classifications,  common drug side effects, drug use and abuse, FDA testing, and biotransformation of drugs in the human body. The curriculum also includes therapeutic classification of drugs, generic and trade names, transcription abbreviations, and pharmacy math and dosage calculations. The program of study familiarizes the student with methods of drug preparation, packaging and distribution as well as the functions and services provided by the hospital and retail pharmacy. The program includes practical learning experiences in community settings, with classwork in an online setting.

The Program is accredited by:
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
and Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Pharmacy technician employers include pharmacies based in hospitals, retail settings, home health care, nursing homes, clinics, nuclear medicine settings and mail order prescription companies. Nontraditional employers for pharmacy technicians include medical insurance companies, medical computer software companies, drug manufacturing companies, drug wholesale companies, and food processing companies. 

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Curriculum

How to Enroll

Application Deadlines:

  • May 1 for Fall Start
  • November 1 for Spring Start

  • Step 1 - Complete a Jones Admissions Application. Applications can be completed online or mailed to: Jones College, Admissions Office, 900 South Court Street, Ellisville, MS 39437. 
  • Step 2 - Must be 18 years of age by program start.
  • Step 3 - Have a composite score of 17 on the ACT.
  • Step 4 - Have atleast a 2.5 GPA
  • Step 5 - Have taken and passed either College Algebra or Technical Mathematics with a "C" or higher.
  • Step 6 - Complete the .
  • Step 7 -Be chosen for an interview process.

Tracey Parker 
Director/Instructor
JB Young Building Room E205
(601) 477-4021
tracey.parker@jcjc.edu

Stephanie Jones 
Instructor/ Clinical Coordinator
JB Young Building Room E203
(601) 477-5432
stephanie.jones@jcjc.edu