Mark your December calendar for Dec. 11 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 237. This is an Information Session for Phlebotomy. There are spots left in the Day and Evening course starting in January. Give yourself an early Christmas gift and secure your seat for a new rewarding career! Come and see just what Phlebotomy is and how it can change your life!
Notice! Phlebotomy classes will resume on 10/28 on the normal schedule. The 2nd cohort that was scheduled to start the first of October will be moved to January. Check your email and text messages for updates. Returning students please bring your drinking water to class. We are excited to see you soon! Call the Health Occupations office for any questions. (828) 398-7878.
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 -102HC 1/21/2025 - 03/13/2025 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday
- PBT-3022 -103HC 3/10/2025 - 05/07/2025 8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m. Monday- Thursday
Evening Classes
- PBT-3022-201HC - 01/21/2025 - 05/06/2025 - 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday (Clinical: Thursday - Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. for 13 sessions)
Registration Requirements for PBT-3200
- Attend one of our scheduled Information Sessions so you are knowledgeable about a career in Phlebotomy. Or, contact the below number to make an appointment to come in and pick up an informational packet.
- 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.
- 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 the individual's documents!
- Approximate total $613.00
- PBT-ASCP exam $145.00
- Attend the Information Session to get a complete Registration packet for the Fall Semester.
Details of registration documents
- Valid Government Photo ID
- HS diploma, transcript, or copy of higher degree or Tabe Reading test at 10th grade
- Physician's Assessment
Immunizations as listed below
- TDAP with a booster every 10 years.
- MMR or serologic confirmation of immunity
- TB test or screen within 12 months/ Chest x-ray if allergic or positive reaction or T-spot
- Varicella or serologic confirmation of immunity
- COVID-19 2 doses of primary series (or new 1 dose)
- Influenza
Do Not purchase the Castlebranch package before you bring documents to the Health Occupations department along with payment or letter from the 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 the guidelines given in the Information Session.
