LSC-Tomball Pharmacy Technology Department
We Moved!
The LSC-Tomball Pharmacy Technology program is now located in the new LSC-Tomball Health Science Building located at 700 Graham Drive, across the street from the Tomball Regional Medical Center. View Map.Pharmacy Technology Program to Host Information Session
The Lone Star College-Tomball Pharmacy Technology Program will host an information session on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in room 215 (on the second floor) at the new LSC-Tomball Health Science Building located at 700 Graham Drive in Tomball, across the street from Tomball Regional Medical Center. Please email Diana Broome, the pharmacy technology program director for more details.
Become a Pharmacy Technician
If you are seeking a career in the healthcare field that may open the door to opportunities, then becoming a pharmacy technician may be the perfect fit for you. Pharmacy technicians provide assistance to a licensed pharmacist in order to ensure that the pharmacy operates efficiently. You may expect to be involved in tasks such as preparing prescription medications, attending to customer needs, compounding sterile and non-sterile preparations, performing a variety of calculations, maintaining inventories, process third party billing transactions, maintain automated dispensing cabinets and robots, generate reports, and provide assistance in administrative duties within the pharmacy.
One of the best ways of becoming successful as a pharmacy technician is by undergoing a formal American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited training program and earning your national certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).The program at Lone Star College-Tomball is accredited by ASHP and currently has a 100% passing rate for the PTCB exam.
Students accepted into the program begin their courses at the end of August each year and consists of 31 credit hours of coursework. Applications are accepted each spring with a summer deadline for fall admission and applicants will be asked to undergo an interview process in order to be considered for the program.
Where do Pharmacy Technicians work?
Pharmacy technicians are needed virtually everywhere in the country. Many pharmacy techs work in retail pharmacies, while others work in hospitals, clinics, and pharmaceutical companies. Pharmacy technicians are also needed in many other industries such as educational institutions, the military, insurance companies, and nursing homes.
Job Opportunities
Employment opportunities for pharmacy technicians is expected to grow by 32% during the next eight years, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. Factors that are contributing to this job growth are advances in pharmaceutical research, which is resulting in more prescription medications being used to fight diseases, and the growing number of older people who use more prescription drugs than younger people. Job prospects are particularly excellent for those with formal training. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.)View Pharmacy Tech Occupational Employment & Wages
What Employers are saying:
"We love to host students from Lone Star College-Tomball because we know they come well prepared. The student's knowledge and skills are outstanding which makes transitioning from classroom to hands-on training much easier. We are really impressed that the students are exposed to a lot of the tech duties through the classroom or labs and they are always eager to learn. We've hired several of their students and have no problem referring any of their students because the Pharmacy Tech Program at LSC-Tomball is exemplary."
Kim Tran, Charge Pharmacist, Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center
Important Dates
Applications are due Thursday, June 20, 2013. A maximum of 20 students are accepted to the program each year.
- Interviews will be conducted between Monday, June 24, 2013 through Thursday, June 27, 2013.
- The program orientation will be conducted between Tuesday, July 16, 2013 through Thursday, July 18, 2013.
- Fall semester classes begin August 26, 2013.
- Graduation takes place July 2014.
Why LSC-Tomball?
- Accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- 100% pass rate on the PTCB exam
- Students earn an ASHP-approved Sterile Compounding Certification
- Three semester program - 1 fall semester (14 credit hours), 1 spring semester (13 credit hours), and 1 summer semester (4 credit hours)
- Mandatory program orientation prior to classes commencing to provide new students with information that will assist them to organize their course work, acclimate to the program, and introduce themselves to their peers
- Hands-on preparation – Skills, techniques, and procedures are learned in three highly interactive laboratories
- Schedule allows time for students to work full-time hours
- Two hybrid courses in order to allow schedule flexibility
- Multiple laboratory options available to allow for flexibility
- No Friday classes- instead, students may use the day to study, work, or take care of personal business
- New laboratory which includes updated retail software, automated pill counter, mock narcotic control- II area, retail production stations, institutional pharmacy automated dispensing machines, unit dose software, crash carts, cart-fill area, intravenous admixture repeater pump, picking station, and a variety of sterile and non-sterile compounding supplies; including laminar airflow hoods
- On-the-Job Training - Program includes a total of 320 externship hours which includes practice in both a retail and hospital pharmacy clinical sites
- Great income potential
- Financial Aid available
Faculty and Staff
Diana Broome
Pharmacy Technology Director
281.826.5397
Office: 111A, Health Science Building
Dr. Cynthia Casparis
Dean
Health, Kinesiology, Natural Science & Technology
Phone: 281.351.3339
Office: W 219F
Jeanne Walker
Staff Assistant
281-826-5398
Office: 111, Health Science Building
