Laboratory Phlebotomy
Area of Study: Medical Laboratory Technology
Degree/Certificate: Short-Term Certificate in Laboratory Phlebotomy
Contact the Financial Aid Office regarding certificate eligibility.
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. You may only apply to three programs at one time.
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).
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification Exam for PBT Pass Rates:
| Year | *Certification Pass Rate | **Graduation | ***Placement |
| 2019 | 90% | 96% | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% | 100% |
100% |
| 2021 | 86% | 100% |
100% |
| 3-year average | 90% | 99% |
100% |
*Those who sat for the ASCP BOC exam within first year of graduation
**Students who started the second term of the semester and completed the program
*** Those who found employment (in the field or in a closely related field) and/or continued their education within one year of graduation