Category: KCKCC

by Kelly Rogge
Kansas City Kansas Community College will be offering Pharmacy Technician Certificate courses beginning next month on the Main Campus and at the KCKCC-Leavenworth Center.

The Pharmacy Technician Certificate Course is an 80-hour program designed to prepare the student for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) national certification exam and for employment as a Pharmacy Technician.

Course content includes medical terminology, the history of pharmacy, pharmacy practice in multiple environments, pharmacy calculations and measurements, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. In addition to classroom lectures and labs, this program includes an optional clinical externship through a local pharmacy.

The Pharmacy Technician Certificate Course on the main KCKCC campus is from 6 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays Oct. 14 to Jan. 20. At the Leavenworth Center, the course is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays Oct. 11 to Jan. 24.

Tuition for the course is $1,899, which includes all textbooks and course materials. Call KCKCC for information on additional costs. The course is approved for WIA funding and for MyCAA (military spouse) funding.

For additional information or to register for the course, please call 913-288-7660 or 913-288-7170.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

by William Crum
Recently, the Greater Kansas City Chefs Association held their monthly meeting at the Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center culinary school.

This is the first time that the Greater Kansas City Chefs Association decided to hold their monthly meeting here in Kansas City, Kan. The Greater Kansas City Chefs Association is made up of the top chefs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Close to 100 people attended this event, and many of the members decided to take a tour of the facilities. They truly saw what the school was about. The students got a chance to meet and talk to the top chefs from the Chefs Association. This gave the students a chance to network, which in the long run could mean jobs in the future.

A lot of the members were really impressed by the school and by the students as well. Robert Honeychurch, a chef who works for the Department of the Army in Manhattan, Kan., was really impressed.

“The facilities here are really amazing and the students here are fantastic,” he said. “They really know what they are doing,” he said.

During the meeting the students lined up before the crowd. And the crowd applauded them for a job well done.

The Kansas City Kansas Community College Technical Education Center’s culinary department is located at 65th and State Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. This year enrollment is up considerably; the department is outgrowing its current facilities. This culinary school is unlike any of the others in the area. Students not only study culinary arts, they also are required to attend many classes in business as well, such as accounting. This makes it ideal for the student who might in the future decide to open his or her restaurant.