At Medicine Hat College in Medicine Hat, Canada, Diploma in Pharmacy Technician is offered as a diploma in Pharmacy programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,501 per year (CAD 7,344 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Pharmacy
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 7,344 / year
International tuition: CAD 23,501 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This diploma program at Medicine Hat College prepares students for work as regulated pharmacy technicians. The competency- and skills-based curriculum covers dispensing prescriptions, preparing compounded medications and sterile products, repackaging pharmaceuticals, managing inventory, and teaching patients to use medical devices, alongside pharmaceutical calculations, pharmacy management software, sterile compounding, and pharmacotherapy across courses in community and institutional pharmacy practice. Instruction combines classroom teaching, laboratory work using laminar airflow hoods and Kroll software, and supervised clinical practicums, including separate community and institutional practicums in the final term; some lab courses are held at a nearby off-site location. The two-year, five-semester program runs with a fall intake at the Medicine Hat campus, and clinical placements may require travel within the region. The program suits diverse learners preparing for careers in community and hospital pharmacies, as well as clinics, long-term care, and distribution facilities.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need English Language Arts 30-1 at 60% (or 30-2 at 70%), Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2 at 60%, Biology 30 at 60%, and Chemistry 30 at 60%, or a high-school diploma, GED, or equivalent. All applicants must meet NAPRA's language-proficiency standard: graduation from a Canadian (or U.S.) high school, CEGEP, community college, or university programme with at least three years and three consecutive courses of instruction in English, or a qualifying test - IELTS Academic with Reading 7.0, Listening 7.0, Speaking 7.0 and Writing 6.5, or OET with Reading B, Listening B, Speaking B and Writing C+ - dated within two years of program start. Post-admission documentation and immunization requirements apply but are detailed separately by the college. Fall intake only, over a five-semester, two-year diploma.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants to Medicine Hat College apply through ApplyAlberta: for the Fall 2026 intake (September) applications opened October 1, 2025 and the domestic deadline was September 2, 2026; Winter 2026 (January) closed December 19, 2025, and Spring 2026 (May/June) closed May 1, 2026. International applicants face earlier fixed deadlines for the same intakes: June 1, 2026 for Fall 2026, October 1, 2025 for Winter 2026, and February 2, 2026 for Spring 2026. Several competitive programs, including the Paramedic degree and Social Work diploma, close ahead of the general deadline. MHC had not yet published Winter, Spring, or Fall 2027 dates as of this check; admission is not described as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
