Concorde Career College
Concorde Career College is an occupational training school that specializes in health care programs. Concorde currently has thirteen campus locations throughout six states. The school offers health care programs in respiratory therapy, nursing, medical assisting, medical office assisting, dental assisting, dental hygiene, massage therapy, medical office, nursing aide, patient care technician, pharmacy technician, surgical technology, and vocational nursing.
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The programs at Concorde Career College are designed to train students in the specific job functions that employers are looking for in successful candidates. The programs are designed with the help of industry professionals to keep the curriculum relevant and cutting edge. The instructors at Concorde Career College are academically qualified to teach and have industry experience in the fields they instruct. Course offerings are flexible so students can maintain the balance they need to go to school and keep up with their other commitments.
The Pharmacy Program at Concorde CC is geared toward helping each student achieve a position as a pharmacy technician upon graduation. Students are taught the skills and knowledge they need to become an entry-level pharmacy tech. Students learn the fundamentals of the job as well as foundational theories that bring a depth of understanding to the principles taught. Students learn:
- How to prepare prescriptions
- How to measure, mix, cut, and weigh medications
- Potential dangerous reactions and side effects to medications
- Pharmacology fundamentals
- Anatomy and physiology
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Compounding
- Inventory ordering
- Inventory control
- Insurance billing
- Customer service
- Sterilization
- Medical laws and ethics
- Pharmacy information technology software
- Hospital pharmacy
- Retail pharmacy
- Internet pharmacy
The program also includes an externship where students are able to work with pharmacy technicians and pharmacists in the field to apply what they have learned to real work situations. Students also receive job placement assistance to help them gain employment.