Phlebotomy Training Program

As a phlebotomist, you provide specialized clinical support and collect blood from patients for laboratory testing. Lab test results provide valuable information allowing physicians to diagnose and treat patients. 
In this professional certificate program, students gain theoretical and practical skills and knowledge through class, lab, and clinical practice.
This program is performance-based, and student must demonstrate mastery.

Students learn anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology, as well as how to establish a professional relationship with the patient. Students must demonstrate how to select, prepare and perform live venipuncture site, collect specimens, prepare and maintain the equipment. Students will perform the skills needed within the safety and legal aspects of the occupation.

• This program meets on campus two days per week. Students must have access to a computer with a camera and microphone for the required online testing. 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 (2.5 weeks) of clinical externship off campus. Clinical schedules can vary Monday thru Sunday and times can vary; 8am-5pm, or 4am-1pm, depending on availability. Students may be offered certain schedule shifts, depending on what clinical site is available. No holidays are allowed for the externship. Students are required to have reliable transportation to travel to the assigned clinical externship site. Attendance for the clinical portion is strict. See the schedule below. 

Registration Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older and be a high school or GED graduate.
• Apply for the SC Wins Scholarship 60 days before the class start date. After applying you will receive an email with a secure document link to submit your identity, a drivers license, or state ID.  Apply here:
  •   https://www.tridenttech.edu/ce/funding/workforce-pathways-scholarship.htm   Please only apply once. Failure to successfully complete a program while on Scholarship eliminates future Scholarship eligibility.
• After completing application students are required to email in pdf form the following all together, do not send separately. Email to: judy.martin@tridenttech.edu to qualify. Applications without these items will not be considered. Email acceptance will be sent.
  • 2 Step PPD skin tests, 2 tests & 2 readings
  • Tetanus vaccine within 10 years
  • Flu vaccine, current season
  • MMR childhood vaccine proof
  • Health Insurance proof, ID front only

Included in this program:

•  The SC Wins Scholarship funds the tuition, books, drug screening, and background screening.
• Textbooks: Phlebotomy Essentials Book, Workbook and Prep, by McCall Edition 7, and the BLS/CPR book by AHA. 
• It is the student's responsibility to know the schedule below. 

• 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.
  • Watch with second hand.

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

National Certification:
Receive a TTC certificate of achievement once you successfully complete the Phlebotomy program; class and clinical portion. Students must complete 72 hours of classroom training and a minimum of 100 hours of clinical training at a clinical site.
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 employers seek.