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	**Retention	***Placement
2016	85%	87%	100%
2017	100%	71%	100%
2018	100%	92%	100%

*Those who applied for the exam.
**Students who started the first half of the second semester and completed the Program. 
***Those who applied to work as a phlebotomist.

 

For important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attend this program, please view the disclosure for this program.