SCC's Pharmacy Technician program will prepare you for a career in retail pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities and more.
Become a competent technician to assist a pharmacist within their scope of practice and perform tasks including basic to extensive medication preparation, dosage calculations, compounding, IV admixture patient information maintenance, inventory and quality control. Students in a pharmacy lab and in local pharmacies build proficiency in pharmacy processes and procedures such as procuring, manipulating, and preparing drugs for dispensing.
Accreditation and Certification
The Pharmacy Technician is nationally accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and is a Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Recognized Education/Training Program. Graduates are eligible to apply for South Carolina state certification after completing 1,000 work hours and passing the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam given by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Pass Rate Summary (PDF)
Pharmacy Technical Standards (PDF)
School of Allied Health Information Sessions
(Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Expanded Duty Dental, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technology, Pharmacy Technician, Respiratory Care Technician, Radiologic Technology, & Surgical Technology)
Attending an information session prior to applying is not required but strongly encouraged. Feel free to bring a parent, friend, spouse, or anyone who may be interested in any of our Allied Health programs.
Tuesday June 9, 2026 at 10am Room 129 in the Health Sciences Bldg. (Pharmacy Technician Only)
Beginning July 17, 2026 through December 18, 2026 joint program information sessions will be held every other Friday from 9am – 10am (July 17, 31; Aug. 14, 28; Sept. 11, 25; Oct. 9, 23; Nov. 6, 20; Dec. 4)
These sessions will be held in Room 102 of the Health Sciences Building located at 850 Brisack Rd. Spartanburg, SC on the Giles Campus of SCC.
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
4500 East-West Highway Suite 900
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-664-8835
Pharmacy Technician
Carol Blanton | Department Chair
Phone: (864) 592-4242