July 25, 2008
For Immediate Release

RCCC Pharmacy Technician Course Starts August 19

          SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will offer a pharmacy technician training course starting Aug. 19 and running through Dec. 16.

           The class will meet 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday evenings, on RCCC's North Campus, in Salisbury, building 100, room 100. There is a registration fee of $65, with text books costing approximately $150.

           Students must have a high school diploma or GED and complete a career readiness assessment at the college. Prospective students are encouraged to schedule the career readiness assessment no later than Aug. 4 by calling 704-216-7212.

           The course trains students to work as assistants to a licensed pharmacist in both retail and hospital settings. Students learn pharmaceutical and medical terminology, abbreviations and symbols used in prescribing, dispensing and charting of medications, a working knowledge of the drug trade and generic names, as well as strengths, dosages, dosage forms and methods of administration.

          For more information, call 704-216-3512 or send an e-mail to coned@rowancabarrus.edu. An RCCC continuing education registration form is posted on the college website at www.rowancabarrus.edu/continuing_ed/registration.html.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.