Career College of Northern Nevada
Career College of Northern Nevada is located in Sparks, Nevada and offers students various training programs in a wide variety of industries. Career College of Northern Nevada is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology and is listed as a national accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. CCNN is approved and licensed by the Nevada State Commission on Postsecondary Education.
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Career College of Northern Nevada has an open admissions policy and therefore does not require a minimum high school GPA or standardized test scores. Students must possess a high school diploma or a GED, conduct an interview with an admission representative, and complete an admissions application. Career College of Northern Nevada does accept transfer credits from other accredited institutions, but cannot exceed 50% of the program. Not all transfer credits may be accepted.
The Pharmacy Technician program is a diploma program consisting of a 15-month curriculum. The program focuses not just on giving students an education, but factoring in what current employers are looking for in a pharmacy technician. The main goal of the pharmacy technician program is to train the student where they are qualified to become an entry-level pharmacy technician upon graduation. Upon graduation students are prepared to take the national pharmacy technician certification exam.
Students learn skills such as measuring, mixing, counting, and labeling prescription medications, receiving prescriptions from medical doctors, completing medical records for clients, billing insurance companies, ordering inventory, and providing customer service. Most of the work is done under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
