Boston Reed Pharmcay Tech Class??

shza in manteca, California said: Hi, i am deciding whether i should attend a Boston Reed Pharmacy Tech course, which is about a 7 month program, or Enroll in a regular vocational school in town thats been around for a while and the course is about 4 months. I was wondering if anybody has taken the Boston Reed Course or has any knowledge of it; Do you suggest taking the Boston Reed Course? or should i stick with A normal school In town? THanks

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valentina in San Jose, California said: Hi, can you email me about the having to take an exam at cvs and thenbecoming a pharmacy tech?
romevalered@yahoo.com

cvs only hires techs that are nationaly certified and prefer hiring within.

I am thinking about starting this class in aug. any suggestions? I have previous pharmacy experience, should i just study and take the test? please email me!!! thank u! amandaswetlnd@sbcglobal.net

oops! amandaswetland@sbcglobal.net

I'm considering taking a Pharmacy tech course in Delano, Ca. but all this negative feed back is really making me reconsider my decision to take the course. 3000 dollars is a lot of money to me since i make barely 8.40 an hour. I'm assuming the course isn't perfect but does it supply you with all the necessary supplies to learn all that's necessary to become a dependable intern at a pharmacy? Cause I'm sure that's where most of the learning will take place.

I was planning to take this course in San Leandro, however this is not enough good feed back about Boston Reed to make me give the 2k, Wow these sites can make or break a business. Thanks for the info

CeMx in Bakersfield, California said: I'm considering taking a Pharmacy tech course in Delano, Ca. but all this negative feed back is really making me reconsider my decision to take the course. 3000 dollars is a lot of money to me since i make barely 8.40 an hour. I'm assuming the course isn't perfect but does it supply you with all the necessary supplies to learn all that's necessary to become a dependable intern at a pharmacy? Cause I'm sure that's where most of the learning will take place.

Hi there,

Just a suggestion from me to you..i didn't have to go to school, I enrolled with PennFoster study online, and i just passed my exam last week. All comes down is your patient; perseverance and determination...SAVE your money..

If you already have experience, then you just need to study for the exam.

amanda in Redding, California said: I am thinking about starting this class in aug. any suggestions? I have previous pharmacy experience, should i just study and take the test? please email me!!! thank u! amandaswetlnd@sbcglobal.net

how are you guys paying for the classes? i want to take a class, is there any finacial aid you are having?

Stephen in San Francisco, California said: Im currently attending boston reed and love it. However keep in mind if it wern't for our teacher it would probably be terrible... He has really opened our mind to how many jobs are out there, not just hospital and retail pharmacy's.

From my short time on this board, I can tell there are a lot of bitter people on this board. Probably a lot people who look on job boards all day, then come here and complain when no one calls them back. Then there are some who truly go out to look and still have no luck... Just remember looking for employment is a full time job.

My wife really got me intrigued in pharmacy.. She did ROP 2 years ago and has been working in a hospital making over $22/hour as a tech. You have to be willing to start at a walmart, wal greens or CVS part time even though the pay could be better, future employers or looking for experience.

Take everything on this board with a grain of salt. Most people expect to pass a class or take a test and expect to make $20/hour.. It would be nice if it worked like that...

Hello Stephen. Can you tell me a little more about where you took the class and the name of your instructor? I have been looking into taking a pharmacy tech class for about 1 year now but all the review I read on almost every school are terrible. I've considered doing it online through one of the state or community colleges in my area but some people I have talked to say it might be too hard to do on your own with the math. Do you agree? Also, what else you can do besides hospital and retail pharmacy? Thank You.

hi i am thinking about attending boston reed here in texas for clinica medical assisting is it accredited?? I am afraid that I will be wasting my time if it is not because i am going to go on the aama board for my certification and i want to do my rma as well so if anyone can give me a lil feed back it would be greatly appreciated.

It's all about job placement. If you can't find anyone that said they became employed then great!
They are there to give you education only and unfortunately if that's crappy than you will never get a job
Regardless if they ate accredited or certified or not!
I am not familiar with Boston Reed but I know many schools are being looked to regarding job placement
chronicle.com/article/Job-Placement-Problems-Could/129862/

Everyone is talking about the math. What kind of math? I don't want to start something I can't finish.

I have been reading some of the posts regarding Boston Reed College and their Pharmacy Technician program. I graduated from this program in April 2010 and had a job by August 05, 2010. My experience is somewhat different than what I have been reading. I am a middle aged professional with a background in Engineering and Management that lost my job due to the poor economy. I needed a new career in a profession with a future and settled on healthcare.
I agree that BRC has some issues, especially in regard to its choice of teaching materials. I also used the textbook by Jahangir Moini and found it to be full of errors. In addition the list of 200 drugs we had to memorize was several years out of date. This was discovered while taking the PTCB practice exams in preparation for the PTCE.
Having said all of that, I want to also say that I enjoyed the classroom experience. Our instructor was new to teaching but had several years experience as a CPhT and her insight into the profession was very helpful.
Based on my personal experience, I would recommend the BRC program to anyone who wants to get into a good career in healthcare.
I paid $1600.00 for the 7 month course and it was worth every penny. I work with other techs who have paid significantly more money for another program and they have yet to pass the PTCE.

WARNING!!!! About Boston Reed program! I'm posting to let all student that are interested in the Boston Reed program to watch out! This college is crap. I recently sign up for the pharmacy tech program about 3 weeks ago. After signing up the representative on the phone "Marie" did not mention anything about the fee that they were going to keep if I decided to cancel the program. She said I can hold a slot for my spot if I deposit $645 dollar. Well I was hesitat to sign fearing if anything comes up and if I couldn't make the class if I would get my full refund back. So I ask her if I would get my full refund back if I cancel it, she said yeah. As long as you cancel the class before the a week before the class starts. After Marie told me that I didn't sweat, I mean as long as I cancel it a week before than I should be ok to get a full refund. I proceeded to sign on after I got that question cleared up. So without hesitation insigne up.
What a mistake that was! after a week after signing up I had change of plan and had some family matter that came up. I couldn't go thru with the program. It was a month and a week before the program had started when I decided to cancel it. I call Boston Reed and a rep pick up after several tries. The rep had no idea where I could go to get a refund. She seem confuse. She probably didn't want to deal with me so she gave me Shasta college number and told me to call Shasta college downtown site. I did and a gentleman pick up. He was confuse that said that they are dwn town campus but they do not deal with refunds. He said that PassWay handles refund. So he gave me their number. I call PassWay and along and behold they did not seem to be knowlegeable about handling any refund. They were clueless in regards with any of these issues. The lady said they don't handle refunds in their facility. She said the person that I would have to talk to would be Boston Reed facility. I was frustrated. They can take your $ but dnt want to refund it to u.

The posting is limited on word soo im going to continue..I finally call Boston Reed and another rep said she will transfer me to "Wendy" who was a customer service manager. Well I talk her several time she did not pick up, it went straight to her voice mail. I left messages on her inbox and even email her. She didn't even return anything. Well after days and weeks of trying to get a hold of her, I decided to try again and finally she pick up. I told my situation about trying to call one person to the next about the cancelation of the program and she said she will send me to another rep. After the line didn't reach she had to deal with my issue. She said that I will get my refund but that they were going to keep the $200 dollar none refundable application fee. I WAS LIKE " What?!! No one told me about the $200 dollar non refundable fee.. If I woulda known that I would not even sign up! Well Wendy said she will listen to the recording(I guess everytime they pick up the phone we are being
recorded) well she said she will call me back after her lunch break or after she listen to the recording. this.
Got me off angry already trying to get my refund back and now they really ps me off saying that they are
keeping my $200. I ask Wendy to go ahead and listen to the recording because Marie specifically said I will get my full refund back. I'm literally writing this as it is happening right now! I'm waiting for the call back from
Wendy. Now that I thought about it I know why they don't want to tell the students how many people sigh up for
the classes fearing that they student will not make the deposit because they know that the $200 is easy money for them. Try asking them how many student sign up, they Will Not tell u that. They said it's confidential and
they cant give that information out. I dnt knw why they can't give it out, unless they have stuff to hide. I ask that
not sure if there was 3 or 4 student that sign up, but I didn't get any answers!! BEWARE

Stay away from this place. They are a non-credited institution which means you will not be able too find work after training cause employers want people who graduated from an accredited school. so you will more than likely have re-take your classes. I have a friend who went to BR for vocational nursing. They lied to her telling her that her classes were credited and transferable but was told different when she tried to enroll in a bridge program at a local J.c (L.v.n to R.n) she was told that the courses she took at BR would have too be taken over cause she didn't receive credit for them. She was devastated I felt so bad for her cause she spent over 20,000 to attend this school she have up her car,place and child too attend full time so she could make a better life for herself but got.burned. This school is on the bbb website and they have negative reviews for scamming folks and not teaching up to date info. Shame on BR!!!!! Stay away from this place.

techteacher in Escondido, California said: It sounds like it all depends on who you get as a teacher. Boston Reed has some really great teachers who actually care about the students. The new program has an all new set of books by a different author(s). I agree, the old book by Moini was full of errors and not relevant subject matter. As a teacher, I too was frustrated by the book and spent countless hours coming up with additional material to help my students. I NEVER just read the powerpoint lectures to students. I supplement the course material with relevant information and PRACTICAL tech knowledge. I come up with ideas to make labs more real life...like YES each student will actually have a calculation to do (each student a different dose but same idea) for the final involving making an IV. We make pretend prescriptions and set up a pharmacy store to practice choosing correct meds and preparing pharmacy labels....we do calculations for compounding and then actually grind tablets and come up with concentrations ...we make IVs learning sterile technique over and over not just once as the basic course allows.... I have been a hospital tech for over 20 years and I do have a degree from a prestigious university....so teaching math, while quite a challenge for some students to learn is a priority for my students. Anyone who needs help on these forums is welcome to contact me. Teachers, that includes you....I can offer hints and suggestions on how to make your class more FUN...first and foremost though is for the teacher to know the material inside and out....

Hello I would like to know if you're still teaching and where because I would like to sign up for a tech course but all the reviews I read are terrible or even if I were to sign up for the course if you could maybe do tutoring possibly? You can email me at KaylaBaylos18@yahoo.com thanks!

I'm very sad to hear that so many have had problems with Boston Reed. Just like "techteacher" said it looks like it depends on the instructor you get. I've been an instructor with them for almost 6 years. They recently rolled out a new curriculum and I am very proud of the material I teach to my students. I feel very confident that my students are prepared to enter the field. My best advice would be to seek out first hand experiences from students who took the course in your location. This way you can get a feel for that specific instructor.