Overview of Program
Students will have a fundamental knowledge of phlebotomy and will obtain the skills to collect blood specimens in a variety of situations. Students will be given the opportunity to draw blood from classmates and volunteers and will have a clinical hands-on experience. This course will have 100 hours in-class teaching and 100 hours of non-paid supervised clinical externship that typically occurs Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. phlebotomy experience. Upon completion of this program and the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) national exam, entry-level job opportunities are excellent at hospitals, outpatient clinics, or physicians' labs.
Program Information
Tuition - $2,185.00*
Hours - 200 (100 in-class instruction hours & 100 clinical hours)
Program Dates - February 3, 2025 - June 5, 2025 *Clinical May 15, 2025 - June 4, 2025
Days/Times of Program - M,W 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
*Books, additional uniforms, and onboarding fees are not included in tuition.
This is a Career Development (CD) program that is approved by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education. (COE)
Textbooks
1. Medical Terminology: A Living Language 9th Edition (Text and MyLab). ISBN#978 0 323 47991 2
2. Phlebotomy Quick Study Academic Pamphlet ISBN#978 1 42320 9508
3. Phlebotomy Worktext & Procedures 5th Edition. ISBN#978 0 323 64266 8
4. Human Body In Health & Disease (Textbook) 7th Edition. ISBN#978 0 323 40211 8
Graduation, Completion, and Placement Rates*
Graduate Rate = 83%
Total Completion Rate = 83%
Graduate Placement Rate = 100%
Industry Credential Passage Rate = N/A
*Based on the Council on Occupational Education Annual Report 2022 for Reporting Period 01/01/2021-12/31/2021. The placement rate is based on those completers who are employed in a field related to their job training program. Actual number of students who are employed after graduation may be higher.
Certification/Credentials
NHA Certification Exam for Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Provider CPR
Program Resources
- Nursing Assisting Video Series, 3rd Edition Delmar Publishers
- Instructor prepared power-point presentations for most content areas
- Smart Board
- Throughout the Paradigm MSO textbooks, assessment assignments require students to use the internet to conduct research using internet search engines to locate information.
- Multiple websites are available for student use and may be assigned. These websites are located in student textbooks for every program.
- Tabor’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (classroom copies)
- Physician Desk Reference (classroom copies)
- Nursing Drug Handbook (sample copies) Govoni and Hayes Drugs and Nursing Implications
- International Classification of Diseases-9th Edition-Clinical Modifications (classroom copies)
- Current Procedural Terminology (classroom copies)
- Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (classroom copies)
- Elsevier Power Point
- On-line references (various content-area specific supplemental information) to facilitate learning including but not limited to:
- Offer students education and training for the purpose of job entry and job advancement.
- Include placement assistance and employability skills training.
- Provide opportunities for trade certifications and credentials in a variety of skilled areas.