South Carolina

What you need to know about becoming a Pharmacy Technician in South Carolina, including South Carolina licensing and training requirements, schools & colleges offering pharmacy technician programs and employment and salary trends for pharmacy techs in South Carolina (SC).

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In preparing our inaugural list of the top pharmacy schools in the South, we considered dozens of schools in the US that offered pharmacy programs.  Our goal with this list is to give students access to information so they can make informed decisions about the schools they choose to attend and the programs they pursue. Our motivation for publishing these rankings is simple. We frequently receive emails from young people -many of whom are already working as pharmacy technicians- asking for advice as to which pharmacy schools they should consider. Our hope is that this list is a starting point for aspiring pharmacists to discover the schools that are the best fit for them. 

The criteria we used in making this list consists, in no particular order, of the following: academic reputation, admission selectivity, depth and breadth of the program and faculty, size and scope of the pharm school class, and value as it relates to tuition. All data used on our rankings was obtained from publicly available sources.

Like any list, ours is not perfect and is open for debate. There is no single opinion that trumps all when it comes to which school is the “best”. Ultimately every student has different needs regarding the type and academic rigor of a program, campus culture, as well as cost, lifestyle, and career focus. Hence the notion that we consider these lists a starting point for aspiring pharmacists in the search for the appropriate program that meets their needs.

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In preparing our inaugural list of the top schools in the US for aspiring pharmacists, we considered over 100 schools in the US that offered pharmacy programs.  Our goal with this list is to give students access to information so they can make informed decisions about the schools they choose to attend and the programs they pursue. Our motivation for publishing these rankings is simple. We frequently receive emails from young people -many of whom are already working as pharmacy technicians- asking for advice as to which pharmacy schools they should consider. Our hope is that this list is a starting point for aspiring pharmacists to discover the schools that are the best fit for them. 

The criteria we used in making this list consists, in no particular order, of the following: academic reputation, admission selectivity, depth and breadth of the program and faculty, size and scope of the pharm school class, and value as it relates to tuition. All data used on our rankings was obtained from publicly available sources.

Like any list, ours is not perfect and is open for debate. There is no single opinion that trumps all when it comes to which school is the “best”. Ultimately every student has different needs regarding the type and academic rigor of a program, campus culture, as well as cost, lifestyle, and career focus. 

Pharmacy technician employment and salary trends, and career opportunities in South Carolina

Overview

South Carolina is home to more than 6,000 salaried pharmacy technicians. This means, nearly 2 percent of the nation’s 334,400 salaried technicians live in The Palmetto State Aspiring pharmacy technicians choose South Carolina for:

South Carolina pharmacy technician training programs

According to the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR),  pharmacy technicians must be certified/registered in the state to practice as a pharmacy technician. The LLR lists the following information pertaining to certification:

Requirements to become a pharmacy technician in South Carolina

As of June 1st, 2012, the state of South Carolina features nearly a thousand hospital and retail pharmacies.  Working among them are well over six thousand full time professional pharmacy technicians, according to data recently released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.  A pharmacy technician is an assistant to a pharmacist, often helping with the preparation and handling of federally controlled substances.  Yet despite the sensitive nature of the job, only about two thirds of South Carolina's working pharmacy technicians hold valid licenses.  Most of the rest are in the proc

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