Phlebotomy - Certificate
The Phlebotomy Certificate teaches blood-collecting techniques that include venipuncture, and skin punctures to provide samples necessary for lab analysis. Students also learn techniques and procedures needed to assist with various lab procedures, including specimen processing. The phlebotomist must recognize any conditions that might alter collections, correlate types of lab tests to the written diagnosis, and communicate with both the laboratory and the patients to provide the best care possible and assure specimen integrity.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $1,073, Books: $114, Supplies: $25
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Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. https://www.nwtc.edu/admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=905131
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the certificate in the number of semesters shown.
8 Week 1
8 Week 2
- Curriculum Note: Students must earn a "C" or higher in the following courses: Medical Terminology, Basic Lab Skills, and Phlebotomy. A student may repeat that particular course to achieve a “C” or better final grade in order to continue in or complete this certificate.
- The credit for 10-890-101, College 101 is an Institutional Requirement for graduation. Consequently, it is not part of the program credit requirements, but must be passed with a "C" or better.
Course Descriptions
Focuses on the component parts of medical terms: prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Students practice formation, analysis and reconstruction of terms. Emphasis on spelling, definition and pronunciation. Introduction to operative, diagnostic, therapeutic and symptomatic terminology of all body systems, as well as systemic and surgical terminology.
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringExplores laboratory science career options and the fundamental principles and procedures performed in the laboratory. You will utilize basic laboratory equipment. You will follow required safety and infection control procedures and perform simple laboratory tests. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Medical Laboratory Technician program or Phlebotomy certificate.)
Course Typically Offered: Fall Springprovides opportunities for you to perform routine venipuncture, routine capillary puncture and special collection procedures. (Student must be 18 years old to enroll in phlebotomy course. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Medical Laboratory Technician program or Phlebotomy certificate; Corequisite:10-513-110, Basic Lab Skills.)
Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring