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This 50-hour program will prepare students to work as pharmacy technicians in retail or other pharmacies and take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam. Course content includes pharmacy medical terminology, the history of pharmacy, the pharmacy practice in multiple environments, pharmacy calculations and measurements, reading and interpreting prescriptions, and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Through classroom lectures and hands-on labs, students will review dosage calculations, drug classifications, the “top 200 drugs”, I.V. flow rates, sterile compounding, dose conversions, aseptic technique, the handling of sterile products, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement.

Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays on our Hazleton campus from January 7 – February 27, 2025, 6pm – 9:30pm

For more details and to register, visit https://johnson.edu/continuing-ed/pharmacytech/

We’re currently enrolling students in our day and evening Medical Assistant course. The classes will be held Monday through Wednesday from January 6, 2025, to June 18, 2025, from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm on our Scranton campus.

This program prepares students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical aspects of a medical office. These functions include preparing patients for examination, treatment, routine laboratory procedures, pharmacology, and taking and documenting vital signs. Students will also learn the fundamentals of phlebotomy and venipunctures, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology encountered in the field. Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties required of a medical assistant.

To learn more or enroll, call 570-702-8979 or email continuinged@johnson.edu. To register for the course, visit https://johnson.edu/continuing-ed/medical-assistant/.

Johnson College’s spring 2025 semester begins on Monday, January 13, 2025, at our Scranton and Hazleton campuses.

To view our Academic Calendar, click here https://johnson.edu/academic-calendar/

The 48-hour Basic (Residential/Industrial) Maintenance night course starting January 14, 2025, at our Scranton and Hazleton campuses, covers the following:

• Safety and Proper Tool Usage – Proper Use of Tape Measures, Basic Hand, and Power Tools
• Electrical – Basic Wiring and Job Box Installation
• Framing & Drywall
• Basic Plumbing – Soldering, PVC, Copper Fittings, Vent
• Lighting – Fluorescent lighting, Ballasts, Conversion

For more information, visit https://johnson.edu/continuing-ed/basic-maintenance/, or contact the Johnson College Continuing Education department at 570-702-8979 or email continuinged@johnson.edu.