Pharmacy Technician
This training program provides instruction in the technical procedures for preparing and dispensing drugs in the hospital and retail settings under supervision of a registered pharmacist. Topics include drug packaging and labeling, out-patient dispensing, hospital dispensing procedures, controlled substance procedures, inventory control, and non-sterile compounding. Students will automatically be enrolled in a required 4-hour Technology Awareness course prior to the start of the course. Upon completion, students should be prepared to perform basic supervised dispensing techniques in a variety of pharmacy settings. The student will be eligible to apply for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE). The PTCE exam must be taken at a Pearson VUE professional testing center, which is available at RCC. The cost for the certification exam is approximately $130. Course prerequisite: Math pretest.
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Phlebotomy Experience
The Phlebotomy program is designed to provide the theory and clinical experiences needed for the proper collection of blood and other specimens used for diagnostic testing. Emphasis is places on ethics, legalities, medical terminology, safety and universal precautions, health care delivery systems, patient relations, anatomy and physiology, and specimen collection. Students will be able to safely perform procedures necessary for specimen collections on patients in various health care settings. Students successfully completing the program receive certificates and will be eligible for national certification as phlebotomy technicians.
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PLC and Sensor Technology
ELN 3025
Get an introduction to sensor technology and programmable logic control (PLC) systems. Topics include limit switches, reed switches, inductive, capacitive AMR, and photo sensors common in the industrial automation field. Conduct hands-on experiments in the fundamental setup and calibration of basic sensor devices, with special attention on the selection of the right sensor, its connection, the correct setting, and functional checking. Work on Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley PLCs and Siemens PLCs.
Gain the knowledge to earn four industry-recognized credentials through the National Coalition of Certification Centers:
• Fundamentals of Sensor Technology
• Fundamentals of PLCs – Siemens
• Fundamentals of PLCs – Allen-Bradley
• Applied PLCs – Allen-Bradley
| Instructor: Pendleton | $133 | ||||
| Course Code | Section | Days | Date | Time | Loc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELN-3025-01 | 61275 | M | 08/19/24-10/14/24 | 5:00PM-8:00PM | IT1 104 |
