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Minimum Prerequisites

The prerequisites to be considered for the Pharmacy Technician program are:
  1. High School diploma or equivalency
  2. Proficiency in Biology (high school Biology or Biology 10)
    Biology studied in a language other than English will not be considered.
  3. Proficiency in Math (high school Algebra, Math 101, or placement into Math 105 on the Foothill College Assessment Test)
  4. Proficiency in English (eligible for ESL 25 or English 110, as determined by the Foothill College Assessment Test)

The following are not prerequisites, but are STRONGLY recommended:

  1. Keyboarding proficiency of 35 words/minute or higher.

For more information on the orientation day, please call Charlie McKellar, Program Coordinator, at (650) 949-6955.


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Contact Information

If you have questions regarding course requirements, you may call
  • Charlie McKellar,Program Coordinator (650) 949-6955
  • Andy Lee, career counselor for the program (650) 949-6959
  • BH Division office, (650) 949-7249
  • Pharmacy Technology Job Posting Board
  • Foothill College
  • Mailing address:
    Pharmacy Technology Program Foothill College 4000 Middlefield Road, Suite I, Palo Alto, CAŹ 94303


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