A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology, principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics, drug identification, pharmacy laboratory procedures, prescription interpretation, patient communication and education, safety procedures, record-keeping, measurement and testing techniques, pharmacy business operations, prescription preparation, logistics and dispensing operations, and applicable standards and regulations.
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Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
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1 | National University College | 284 | 10% | $7,508 |
2 | Ultimate Medical Academy-Clearwater | 193 | 3% | N/A |
3 | San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | 188 | 6% | $16,606 |
4 | Martinsburg College | 160 | 14% | N/A |
5 | Florida Vocational Institute | 151 | 34% | N/A |
6 | Manhattan Institute | 114 | 10% | N/A |
7 | Mountainland Technical College | 89 | 5% | $1,692 |
8 | Concorde Career College-Memphis | 86 | 10% | N/A |
9 | Downey Adult School | 79 | 13% | N/A |
10 | Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | 74 | 11% | N/A |
11 | Ivy Tech Community College | 71 | 0% | $5,788 |
12 | Columbus State Community College | 67 | 1% | $5,813 |
13 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | 67 | 3% | $7,520 |
14 | American Career College-Los Angeles | 65 | 9% | N/A |
15 | American Career College-Ontario | 62 | 8% | N/A |
16 | UEI College-Fresno | 60 | 11% | N/A |
17 | Davis Technical College | 59 | 4% | N/A |
18 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | 59 | 2% | $7,520 |
19 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | 56 | 2% | $7,520 |
20 | Rasmussen College-Florida | 56 | 2% | $11,115 |
21 | Remington College-Memphis Campus | 54 | 21% | $16,056 |
22 | UEI College-Bakersfield | 54 | 10% | N/A |
23 | UEI College-Riverside | 53 | 13% | N/A |
24 | Santa Ana College | 51 | 0% | $3,076 |
25 | Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | 49 | 10% | N/A |
26 | Virginia College-Shreveport | 49 | 19% | $13,240 |
27 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | 48 | 7% | $7,274 |
28 | Florida Education Institute | 48 | 28% | N/A |
29 | Contra Costa Medical Career College | 48 | 10% | N/A |
30 | Imperial Valley College | 47 | 2% | $3,042 |
31 | Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | 47 | 8% | N/A |
32 | Brightwood College-Brownsville | 44 | 20% | N/A |
33 | Unitek College | 44 | 4% | $34,569 |
34 | North-West College-West Covina | 43 | 12% | N/A |
35 | Tulsa Technology Center | 43 | 2% | N/A |
36 | Southern Careers Institute-Pharr | 41 | 8% | N/A |
37 | Arizona College-Glendale | 41 | 11% | $15,685 |
38 | American Career College-Anaheim | 41 | 7% | N/A |
39 | Concorde Career Institute-Miramar | 41 | 13% | N/A |
40 | New Horizons Medical Institute | 41 | 28% | N/A |
41 | United Education Institute-Encino | 40 | 10% | N/A |
42 | San Jacinto Community College | 39 | 1% | $3,114 |
43 | Concorde Career Institute-Orlando | 39 | 13% | N/A |
44 | Fortis College-Cutler Bay | 39 | 38% | $16,771 |
45 | Dixie Technical College | 38 | 12% | N/A |
46 | Clark College | 37 | 1% | $5,157 |
47 | ASA College | 37 | 3% | $33,460 |
48 | St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis | 37 | 24% | $20,200 |
49 | Remington College-Dallas Campus | 36 | 8% | $15,898 |
50 | Oakton Community College | 36 | 3% | $5,395 |
51 | Brookline College-Phoenix | 35 | 8% | $10,200 |
52 | Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | 35 | 7% | N/A |
53 | Lone Star College System | 34 | 0% | $4,150 |
54 | Brightwood College-Las Vegas | 34 | 8% | N/A |
55 | Houston Community College | 34 | 0% | $3,882 |
56 | Albany Technical College | 34 | 2% | $3,512 |
57 | Chaffey College | 34 | 1% | $3,089 |
58 | CBD College | 34 | 11% | N/A |
59 | Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette | 34 | 11% | N/A |
60 | Charles A Jones Career and Education Center | 33 | 12% | N/A |
61 | Wichita Technical Institute | 33 | 7% | $15,731 |
62 | Central New Mexico Community College | 32 | 0% | $3,066 |
63 | Cerritos College | 32 | 1% | $3,200 |
64 | Orange Technical College-Winter Park Campus | 32 | 14% | N/A |
65 | Virginia College-Savannah | 32 | 9% | $13,240 |
66 | Virginia College-Florence | 32 | 14% | $13,429 |
67 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | 31 | 4% | $17,986 |
68 | Antilles School of Technical Careers | 31 | 15% | $8,944 |
69 | Access Careers | 31 | 7% | N/A |
70 | Clover Park Technical College | 30 | 2% | $6,580 |
71 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 30 | 2% | N/A |
72 | Brightwood College-Palm Springs | 30 | 19% | N/A |
73 | Hawaii Medical College | 30 | 10% | $23,329 |
74 | Virginia College-Columbus | 30 | 13% | $13,308 |
75 | Northwest Career College | 29 | 6% | N/A |
76 | Carrington College-Stockton | 29 | 10% | N/A |
77 | Remington College-Shreveport Campus | 29 | 19% | $15,786 |
78 | United Education Institute-West Covina | 29 | 8% | N/A |
79 | Chemeketa Community College | 28 | 1% | $5,925 |
80 | Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | 28 | 15% | N/A |
81 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | 28 | 9% | $21,819 |
82 | Southern Crescent Technical College | 27 | 1% | $5,842 |
83 | Altierus Career College-Tampa | 27 | 14% | $14,650 |
84 | North-West College-Riverside | 27 | 8% | N/A |
85 | Virginia College-Baton Rouge | 27 | 9% | $12,586 |
86 | Arizona College-Mesa | 27 | 12% | $19,764 |
87 | El Paso Community College | 26 | 1% | $4,089 |
88 | Sinclair Community College | 26 | 0% | $3,830 |
89 | Augusta Technical College | 26 | 1% | $4,794 |
90 | Ponce Paramedical College Inc | 26 | 4% | N/A |
91 | Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | 26 | 7% | N/A |
92 | Virginia College-Chattanooga | 26 | 13% | $17,188 |
93 | Carrington College-Albuquerque | 26 | 10% | N/A |
94 | North-West College-Long Beach | 26 | 13% | N/A |
95 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 25 | 4% | $7,244 |
96 | Charter College | 25 | 2% | $22,655 |
97 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 25 | 0% | $3,246 |
98 | Atlanta Technical College | 25 | 1% | $4,120 |
99 | Brightwood College-San Antonio-San Pedro | 25 | 11% | N/A |
100 | Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | 25 | 7% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Pharmacy Technician/Assistant program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.