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Your pharmacy technician career starts here.

Foothills is a PTCB-recognized training program. Our self-paced online course prepares you to pass the PTCE and earn your CPhT — for a one-time $180, not the thousands a college charges.

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$180one-time · vs $3k–$15k at a college

PTCB-Recognized

Qualifies you for the PTCE

Led by a Licensed Pharmacist

Real clinical instruction

100% Online

Self-paced · study anywhere

7-Day Guarantee

Money-back, no hassle

The same career, a fraction of the cost

Becoming a pharmacy tech shouldn't cost as much as a car.

We built Foothills to make real pharmacy technician training affordable. Our course uses the same Paradigm Education curriculum and textbooks found in accredited community-college programs — without the tuition or the waitlist.

✓$180 one-time enrollment. No monthly payments, no surprise fees.
✓Digital textbooks (~$218) and the PTCE exam (~$129) are separate — and we show you every cost up front.
✓Finish in about four months, studying on your own schedule.

Community college

$3,000–$15,000

— or —

Foothills enrollment

$180

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≈ $527 total to certification (enrollment + books + exam) vs. $3,000+ at a college.

A career in demand

Pharmacy technicians are needed everywhere.

$43,460

Median annual pay for pharmacy techs

49,000

Job openings projected each year

Projected job growth through 2034

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (May 2024). National figures; pay and outlook vary by location and employer and are not a guarantee.

Why students choose Foothills

A program built to get you certified — and confident.

PTCB-Recognized curriculum

Our program is recognized by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, which qualifies you to sit for the PTCE and earn your CPhT.

Taught by a licensed pharmacist

Our instruction comes from a licensed pharmacist with decades of real clinical experience — not a faceless video library.

The same books as colleges

You study the same Paradigm Education textbooks used in accredited college programs — without college tuition.

Self-paced, around your life

Work full-time? Study evenings and weekends. The program is built to finish in about four months at your own pace.

Support when you need it

Stuck on a concept? Email our team and get help from someone who knows the material — not a call center.

A portal that keeps you on pace

Your student portal tracks progress week by week, with practice exams, a countdown, and a PTCE prep plan.

"You learn the material the way it actually works behind the counter — that's what gets you through the exam and the first week on the job."

Keith Hunt, RPh · NC-licensed pharmacist, 33 years in retail, hospital & compounding · Our story →

What you'll learn

A complete, exam-aligned curriculum.

Sixteen weeks mapped to the four PTCE knowledge domains — taught the way you'll use it on the job.

✓Medications & drug classifications
✓Federal requirements — DEA, FDA, HIPAA
✓Patient safety & quality assurance
✓Order entry & prescription processing

✓Pharmacy calculations & conversions
✓Sterile & nonsterile compounding
✓Inventory controls
✓Full-length PTCE practice exams

See the week-by-week syllabus →

How it works

From sign-up to certified — the whole path.

Enroll for $180

Create your account and pay the one-time fee securely. Instant access.

Get your books

Purchase your digital textbooks + access codes from the Foothills store.

Study at your pace

Open your course from the portal — lessons, flash cards, practice tests.

Sit for the PTCE

Finish, register with PTCB, pass the exam, earn your CPhT.

Questions, answered

Before you enroll.

No. The program is built for complete beginners — no science background, no prior pharmacy experience. We teach everything from the ground up. You'll want basic math (fractions, decimals, percentages) for the calculations section.

About four months at roughly 12–15 hours per week — but it's self-paced. Many of our students work full-time and study evenings and weekends.

The enrollment fee is $180. Digital textbooks and access codes (~$218) are purchased separately through our Foothills store, and the PTCE exam fee (~$129) is paid to PTCB when you're ready — roughly $527 total to certification, vs. $3,000–$15,000 at a college. No hidden fees, no monthly payments.

Foothills is a PTCB-Recognized education/training program, meaning it meets the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's educational standards and qualifies you to sit for the PTCE. (It is not ASHP/ACPE-accredited — that's a separate college-level accreditation.) For most states, PTCB recognition is what you need; requirements vary, so out-of-state students should confirm with their state Board of Pharmacy.

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