Pharmacy Technician online

I have found 3 schools: US Career Institute, Ashworth College and Penn Foster.

 I also found a training program by NPTA which is National Pharmacy Technician Association, they have a training program tuition $1,895.

 

My question is are the above 3 schools accredited by NPTA or ASHP and ACPE?

I didn't see where the NPTA lists accredited schools, but none of the three seem to be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.  Then again, I'm not sure how important that is for finding a job as a pharmacy tech.  Maybe it's important, maybe not?  I'd ask at pharmacies to see what they think.

-=Steve=-

I found this under accreditation on Penn Foster's website:

 Additional Penn Foster Career School institutional and faculty memberships and affiliations include:

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

I was wondering is their a benefit to take the training on NPTA's website:

http://www.pharmacytechnician.org/institute

 The tuition for NPTA is $1,895

or go with the Penn Foster/ Ashworth college, the tuition for PF and AC is around $600

I would still ask people in the actual industry what their take is on how important these specific accreditations really are.

-=Steve=-

Right and remember that sometimes "partnerships" and "memberships" of certain professional organizations does not necassarily mean approved by or accredited by.  But in this case I'm not sure what it means so like Steve said, I'd ask.

Will any technician certificate program be approved for technician registration in Florida?

Answer: Pharmacy technician training programs approved by a nationally recognized pharmacy technician accredited agency, American Society of Healthsystem Pharmacists, Accreditation Council of Pharmaceutical Education, United States Uniformed Services, Florida Department of Education, or Florida Commission of Independent Education are deemed approved by the board. All other pharmacy technician training programs must be pre-approved by the board and shall contain a minimum of 160 hours of training, extending over a period not to exceed 6 months.

Out of the 3 schools the only info I get is Penn Foster is affiliated with ASHP.

http://www.pennfoster.edu/pharmacy/certification.html

Excellent research.  Thanks for following up on that.