Area of Study: Medical Laboratory Technology 

Degree/Certificate: Short-Term Certificate in Laboratory Phlebotomy 

  
If you are not already an active Tri-C student, you must first apply to the college. If you are interested in more than one health careers program, you must submit a separate health careers application for each program.

Learn more about Laboratory Phlebotomy

The Laboratory Phlebotomy Short-Term Certificate is a skills-oriented program designed to educate and train persons to skillfully collect blood specimens in a variety of situations. The curriculum includes introduction to blood collection, special blood collecting techniques, medical terminology, medical ethics, asepsis, human biology, and an eight week period of clinical hands-on experience in a hospital or medical clinic. Tri-C’s Phlebotomy Program is approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). NAACLS can be reached at: 5600 N River Rd, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018; (773-714-8880).

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes: Laboratory Phlebotomy Short-Term Certificate Outcomes 

For a printable checklist stating the entrance criteria for the Laboratory Phlebotomy program, please view the Laboratory Phlebotomy Entrance Procedures and Criteria