November 4, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC Offers Spring Pharmacy Technician Course

                 SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) will offer the pharmacy technician training program starting Jan. 28 and running through May 20.

                  The class will meet 6 to 9 p.m., Thursdays, on RCCC's South Campus, in Concord. Tuition is $175, plus textbooks and calculator costing approximately $150. The course will be offered in a hybrid format, which combines in-class and on-line instruction.

                 Students must have a high school diploma or GED and complete a career readiness certification course at RCCC before entering the pharmacy technician program. Prospective students are encouraged to register for the program and complete the career readiness course no later than Jan. 8.

                  The program 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; generic drug names; as well as prescription strengths, dosages, dosage forms and methods of administration. The program prepares students to take the National Pharmacy Technician Certification examination, given by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.

                  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.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.