Community Services - Los Angeles City College

VETERINARY ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Love Animals? - Begin a New Career in 5-weeks!
As a Veterinary Assistant you will help the Veterinarian or the
Veterinarian Technician in their daily tasks. You will feed, water,
and examine pets for signs of illness, disease, or injury; clean
and disinfect cages and work areas, as well as sterilize surgical
equipment in laboratories, animal hospitals and clinics. This
program combines 35 hours of classroom instruction with a 24
hour volunteer experience. The voluntary experience component
requires students to volunteer their time. Each student will be
responsible for coordinating his or her volunteer experience*.
Fee: Class fee of $999 includes books, consumable
supplies, and course completion certificate. A payment
plan is available.
SubEvent: VA120929
Schedule: 5 Saturdays
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
April 6 – May 4, 2013
ATTEND A FREE INFORMATION SESSION
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 • 6:30-8:00 pm
Please call for details: (800) 201-1141
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Become a Pharmacy Technician in Seven Months !!!
Pharmacy Technicians are in high-demand, with job
opportunities projected to grow 25 percent by 2016. The
prescription drug industry is changing everyday. With
those changes comes a need for a new wave of highly
trained pharmacy technicians. Successful graduates of
this program are prepared for careers in retail and
hospital pharmacy settings. A Pharmacy Technician
assists the pharmacist with mixing and packaging
prescriptions, referring clients to the pharmacist for
counseling, inventory control and purchasing, as well as
collecting payment and coordinating billing. This course
combines 182 hours of classroom instruction with 120
hours of pharmacy externship to provide you with a
complete learning experience*.
FEE: Class fee of $2,895 covers books, supplies, externship, and course completion
certificate. A payment plan is available.
CERTIFICATION: Upon successful completion graduates will receive a certificate of
completion and become eligible to apply for registration as a Pharmacy Technician in the
State of California.
SubEvent: PT121012
Schedule: Fridays
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
April 5 – August 23, 2013
*Pre-requisites: Minimum 18 years of age and high school completion or its equivalent. Students
need competency in, or completion of a basic computer operations class. Students will be required
to have access to the internet, printing capabilities and an email address. A Math and English preassessment
test will be administered on the first class meeting to ensure student success.
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