Phlebotomy Training Program

As a phlebotomist, you provide specialized clinical support and collect blood and other body fluids from patients for laboratory testing. Lab test results provide valuable information allowing physicians to diagnose and treat patients. After completing the course and passing the ASCP national certification exam, you qualify for phlebotomy positions in hospitals, private physician offices, public health departments, clinics, or blood banks. 
Students gain theoretical and practical skills and knowledge through class, lab, and clinical practice. Learn anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology, as well as how to establish a professional relationship with the patient, how to select and prepare the venipuncture site, collect specimens, prepare and maintain equipment, and the health, safety and legal aspects of this professional occupation.
"Live" sticks are performed. SEE the program schedule at the bottom of this page. 

• This program meets on campus two days per week for 9 weeks, followed by 2.5 weeks of clinical externship M-S, on various shifts. Students must have access to a computer, scanner, and with a camera and microphone for the required online learning. Smartphones do not work for this class. 
• Students must attend the mandatory Orientation on the start date on campus.  Attendance throughout the course is strict. See the schedule at the bottom of this page. 

Externship:
Students are required to complete a minimum 100 hours of clinical externship off campus at local hospitals, Monday through Saturday for 2.5 weeks. Clinical schedules have varying shifts, and days, between the hours of 4am to 4pm. Students will choose from  the options available, at the end of the class. No holidays are allowed for the externship. Students are required to have reliable transportation to travel to the assigned clinical externship site. Attendance for this course is strict. 

Registration Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older and a high school or GED graduate.
• Apply for the SC Wins Scholarship Application, after March 4, and attach your ID:
  •   https://www.tridenttech.edu/ce/funding/workforce-pathways-scholarship.htm Please apply only once and attach ID. Applications without identification will not be considered.
• After completing the application students are required to email all of the following items to: judy.martin@tridenttech.edu  Applications without the requirements below will not be considered.
  1. 2 Step PPD, (Within the last 12 months. This is 2 skin tests and 2 readings 1 week apart)
  2. Tetanus vaccine (within 10 years)
  3. Flu vaccine, (current season)
  4. MMR childhood vaccines or titer
  5. Proof of health insurance (copy of card front only)

Included in this program:

•  The SC Wins Scholarship funds the tuition, books, 1 drug screening, and 1 background screening.
• Textbooks: Phlebotomy Essentials Book, Workbook by McCall Edition 7, and the BLS/CPR book by AHA. Students will receive Book Vouchers for the TTC Bookstore one week before the course start date.

1)  The following requirements are not included in the Scholarship:

• National certification exam, $135. See: American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP.org)
• Uniform required for class and clinical:
  • Scrub top and bottom, any color.
  • White athletic shoes and socks. 
• Additional drug screening if needed

Failure to complete a program funded by the SC Wins Scholarship eliminates any future Scholarships.

National Certification:
Receive a TTC certificate of achievement and letter once you successfully complete the Phlebotomy program; class and clinical portion. 
Successful completion of the program allows students to sit for the national certification examination, at their own cost, from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP.org), the gold standard certification for phlebotomists, and the credential that all employers seek.