Phlebotomy Certificate Program


Phlebotomy Certificate Program - Featured

Register now to attend Information sessions for Fall classes!

Two Information Sessions will be offered to give more detailed information about this exciting opportunity to pursue a phlebotomy career and enter the healthcare field. Prospective students must attend an information session to enroll in the program. The dates are:

  • Wednesday, June 12 — 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
  • Tuesday, July 16 — 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Both sessions will be held in the Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development, Room 237 at 10 Genevieve Circle on the Asheville campus.

 

About the Program

With a total of 180 hours of instruction, A-B Tech's cost-effective new Phlebotomy Program prepares individuals to obtain blood and other specimens for the purpose of laboratory analysis. The course, which is offered both daytime and evenings, is made up of online learning; classroom time; hands-on lab practice, and clinical placement. It is structured into three components: classroom lectures; labs; and clinical placement.

Graduates will qualify to take the national certification exam at the American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). Now under the Health Occupations Department of Continuing Education, this program is fast-paced and cost-effective for students to learn the skills required to safely and accurately draw blood samples. Graduates may find employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, and other healthcare settings. The art of performing venipunctures on individuals across the lifespan requires proper specimen collection and handling as well as strong communication and interpersonal skills. The inability to fulfill these crucial components will result in not completing the program.

 

About The Classes

Classes will be conducted in person four days a week (M, T, W, Th) from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Evening classes will be on Tuesday & Thursday from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. with clinical on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Clinical rotation schedules vary from site to site.

This program provides classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences consistent with the standards of practice. Students are evaluated in all areas and must always maintain 70% during the course. Students will be expected to perform venipunctures and receive venipunctures as part of the learning experiences.

Please note: There is a mandatory two-hour orientation as part of this program prior to its start. AHA CPR class will also be included in this program and is required for the clinical component. There is a $10 charge for the AHA CPR Card.

Daytime Classes

  • PBT-3022 - 100HC 8/13/2024 - 10/3/2024 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
  • PBT-3022 - 101HC 10/1/2024 - 11/21/2024 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday

Evening Classes

  • PBT-3022-200HC - 8/13/2024 - 11/19/2024 - 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday (Clinical: Thursday - Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for 13 sessions)

Two Information Sessions will be offered to give more detailed information about this exciting opportunity to enter the Healthcare Field. The dates are Wednesday, June 12 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the AHWD in room 237 and Tuesday, July 16 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the AHWD in room 237. Make plans to attend one of these sessions for the fall offerings of this rewarding program.

Registration Requirements for PBT-3200

  1. Attend an Information Session so you are knowledgeable about a career in Phlebotomy.
  2. Ensure that you have the resources to enter and complete this program. FAFSA cannot be used for this program.
    • WIOA, STEP, and other Sponsors can aid with the financial aspects of the program. Call the Health Occupations office for more details at (828) 398-7878.
  3. Registration costs $222.00; Books $115.20; Uniforms $30 - $125; CPR $10; Castlebranch $151.00 (physician form, immunizations, Criminal Background, and Drug Screen along with HIPAA and OSHA Modules) Be aware completion of the physician form and immunizations will be an additional cost depending on individual's documents!
  4. Approximate total $613.00
  5. PBT-ASCP exam $145.00
  6. Attend the Information Session to get a complete Registration packet for the Fall Semester.

Details of registration documents

  1. Valid Government Photo ID
  2. HS diploma, transcript or copy of higher degree or Tabe Reading test at 10th grade
  3. Physician's Assessment

Immunizations as listed below

  1. TDAP with booster every 10 years.
  2. MMR or serologic confirmation of immunity
  3. TB test or screen within 12 months/ Chest x-ray if allergic or positive reaction or T-spot
  4. Varicella or serologic confirmation of immunity
  5. COVID 19 2 doses of primary series (or new 1 dose)
  6. Influenza

Do Not purchase the Castlebranch package before you bring documents to Health Occupations department along with payment or letter from sponsor, until you are informed to do so by the Lead Instructor Monique Worley. You will then be registered in the class. Once she gives the ok then follow the directions for Castlebranch. Upload all documents and complete the OSHA and HIPAA modules.

Purchase scrubs and shoes according to guidelines given in the Information Session.