Become a Pharmacy Technician
- 52-week Pharmacy Technician Diploma (Full-Time program)
- Earn $33/hr in hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies, and long-term care
- 1,380 hours total: 1,020 hours classroom + 360 hours pharmacy practicum
- MASSIVE $9,350 scholarship – Reduced from $16,850 to just $7,500!
- Become BC licensed – Qualify to register with College of Pharmacists of BC
- 360 hours hands-on experience – Community & institutional pharmacy placements
- In-house financing available
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CCAPP Qualifying Status Program
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will work alongside pharmacists to dispense medications, compound prescriptions, manage pharmacy inventory, counsel patients on medication use, and ensure accurate drug distribution in hospital and retail pharmacy settings across British Columbia. You’ll be an essential healthcare professional ensuring patient safety and medication accuracy.
Western Community College holds Qualifying Status with the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP), demonstrating our commitment to meeting national pharmacy education standards. Our comprehensive curriculum covers pharmacology, pharmaceutical calculations, sterile compounding, drug distribution systems, and professional pharmacy practice.
Prior to employment as a Pharmacy Technician in BC, graduates must register with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (CPBC). Many pharmacy technicians advance to specialized roles in oncology pharmacy, sterile compounding, clinical pharmacy support, or pharmacy management. Your pharmacy technician diploma is your entry to a stable, respected, and well-compensated healthcare career.
Program Details
Hours: 1380
Weeks Full-Time: 52
Prior to successful admission into this program, applicants need to demonstrate:
- Successful completion of Grade 12 or Mature Student Status (19 years of age or more)
- English 12 with a grade of C or higher (or equivalent)
- Math 11 with a grade of C or higher (or equivalent)
- Biology 12 with a grade of C or higher (or equivalent)
- Chemistry 12 with a grade of C or higher (or equivalent)
Additionally, students will need to submit a proof of English Language Competency by any one of the following pathways:
Language Proficiency Tests with results that meet or exceed the NAPRA Language Proficiency Requirement policy:
Pharmacy Technician minimal score:
| Name of Test | Subtest | Pharmacy Technician minimal score |
| IELTS Academic | Reading | 7.0 |
| Listening | 7.0 | |
| Speaking | 7.0 | |
| Writing | 6.5 | |
| OET | Reading | B |
| Listening | B | |
| Speaking | B | |
| Writing | C+ | |
| TEF Canada | Reading | B2 |
| Listening | C1 | |
| Speaking | C1 | |
| Writing | B2 |
Language Proficiency Tests with results that meet or exceed the NAPRA Language Proficiency Requirement policy:
Pharmacy Technician minimal score:
| Name of Test | Subtest | Pharmacy Technician minimal score |
| IELTS Academic | Reading | 7.0 |
| Listening | 7.0 | |
| Speaking | 7.0 | |
| Writing | 6.5 | |
| OET | Reading | B |
| Listening | B | |
| Speaking | B | |
| Writing | C+ | |
| TEF Canada | Reading | B2 |
| Listening | C1 | |
| Speaking | C1 | |
| Writing |
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After completion of this program, the graduates will be able to work as Pharmacy Technicians in:
- Long-term care facilities
- Hospital pharmacies
- Retail pharmacies
Western Community College offers a variety of financial aid opportunities to ease students’ stress and allow them to focus on their studies. If you need extra support, we have flexible funding to accommodate all our students, no matter their financial situation.
- BC Student Loan
- In-house Financing
- Student Line of Credit
- Scholarships
- Bursaries and Government grants available while studying and after graduation too.
Our dedicated Financial Aid Officers will help you every step of the way.
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