Pharmacy Technician Assistant

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 381 institutions across the United States, with a total of 22303 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

5,451

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,239

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

17

certificates awarded

Other Awards

15,596

awards given

Top Schools for Pharmacy Technician Assistant

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Martinsburg College
Martinsburg, WV
1,128
2 Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL
753
3 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
714
4 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
480
5 Concorde Career College-Memphis
Memphis, TN
313
6 Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
267
7 UEI College-Fresno
Fresno, CA
252
8 Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education
Riverside, CA
240
9 Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa, OK
228
10 American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
219
11 Northwest Career College
Las Vegas, NV
210
12 Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
Brownsville, TX
208
13 Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
204
14 Ross College-Sylvania
Sylvania, OH
195
15 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
192
16 FVI School of Nursing and Technology
Miami, FL
180
17 Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
176
18 UEI College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
174
19 Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
168
20 Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, CA
165
21 Dixie Technical College
Saint George, UT
164
22 San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
162
23 West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CA
161
24 Access Careers
Hempstead, NY
148
25 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
Pharr, TX
148
26 Houston Community College
Houston, TX
147
27 Downey Adult School
Downey, CA
144
28 Asher College
Sacramento, CA
144
29 Wichita Technical Institute
Wichita, KS
141
30 Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
138
31 American Career College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
135
32 UEI College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
135
33 The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
McAllen, TX
132
34 Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
132
35 High Desert Medical College
Lancaster, CA
132
36 Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT
132
37 Florida Education Institute
Miami, FL
129
38 Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
129
39 UEI College-Gardena
Gardena, CA
123
40 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo, PR
120
41 North-West College-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
120
42 Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
El Paso, TX
117
43 Concorde Career Institute-Orlando
Orlando, FL
116
44 The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
114
45 American Career College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
114
46 Arizona College-Glendale
Glendale, AZ
111
47 San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
Lancaster, CA
111
48 Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
Miramar, FL
108
49 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
105
50 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
104
51 Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
102
52 North-West College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
102
53 UEI College-West Covina
West Covina, CA
102
54 San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia
Hesperia, CA
102
55 Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA
100
56 CCI Training Center-Arlington
Arlington, TX
96
57 Osceola Technical College
Kissimmee, FL
96
58 UEI College-Reseda
Reseda, CA
96
59 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
96
60 Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
96
61 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
92
62 GateWay Community College-Central City
Phoenix, AZ
92
63 Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT
88
64 San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA
88
65 San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
Salida, CA
87
66 Remington College-Lafayette Campus
Lafayette, LA
87
67 Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando, FL
87
68 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan, PR
87
69 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia, CA
84
70 North-West College-West Covina
West Covina, CA
84
71 North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA
82
72 Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA
81
73 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Aguadilla, PR
81
74 San Juan College
Farmington, NM
80
75 Contra Costa Medical Career College
Antioch, CA
80
76 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, MN
80
77 Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
79
78 Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN
79
79 San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
78
80 San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Temecula, CA
78
81 Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA
76
82 Columbia Central University-Caguas
Caguas, PR
75
83 Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
72
84 Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
72
85 Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA
72
86 San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
72
87 Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
70
88 Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
Tucson, AZ
69
89 The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
69
90 Carrington College-Stockton
Stockton, CA
69
91 Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
68
92 Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC
68
93 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL
68
94 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
67
95 Fortis College-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
66
96 Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX
65
97 Dorsey College-Wayne
Wayne, MI
64
98 Michigan Career and Technical Institute
Plainwell, MI
64
99 Vista Adult School
Vista, CA
64
100 Pima Medical Institute-Renton
Renton, WA
63