In just 18 weeks, this part time program will prepare you for a career in Phlebotomy or will add an enhanced skill level for those now working in the healthcare field. This course will qualify you to work in medical labs, hospitals, clinics, donor facilities, and more. Using the ‘learn while you earn’ model, this evening class allows you to work while taking classes. Course work will include patient preparation for routine venipuncture and dermal punctures, specimen handling and transport, confidentiality and HIPAA regulations, extensive anatomy and physiology knowledge and terminology, infection control and safety procedures, non-blood collection procedures, and critical thinking and analytical skills.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Starting within the first few days of class, phlebotomy students will be required to perform venipunctures (blood draws on veins) on live people.
- During the first several weeks of class, this will require phlebotomy students to draw the blood of other phlebotomy students in class.
- After the first several weeks, phlebotomy students will be asked to bring in their own volunteers to draw their blood. Those volunteers will be required to sign a waiver for every time they volunteer as a blood draw "patient" for their phlebotomy student.
Prerequisites:
- 18 years of age or older
- Proof of high school diploma or equivalency (to see our diploma requirements, please visit the program policies page)
- Successful completion of TABE entrance assessment
Tuition: $2,895, includes books
Dates:
Fall: 9/10/24 - 1/28/25- Spring: 2/11/25 – 6/24/25
Class Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays; 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Program length: 108 in person hours of instruction, 18 weeks (plus 2-3 hours of homework each week)
Location: WEMOCO CTE Center, 3589 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY 14559
Dress code: Professional/business casual attire; scrubs are ideal but not required; a shirt that covers the torso (shoulders, waistline, and chest) and comfortable shoes.
- No clothing with offensive or inappropriate language or images.
- No open-toed or heeled shoes above ½ inch; no slippers, slides, or crocs.
- No dangling earrings, chains, bracelets, or necklaces.
- No loose or baggy clothing
- Hair must be tied back and neat
- No acrylic/artificial nails, or long nails. Nails must be trimmed and neutral in color or unpainted.
- No overbearing aromas, such as smoke (tobacco or marijuana), perfumes or colognes.
Supplies: Pens, pencils, highlighters, 1 subject notebook, and index cards. Safety glasses are required and will be provided.
Employment Outlook: Phlebotomist, Phlebotomy Technician
- For more information about phlebotomy employment, click here.
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