Welcome to the Phlebotomy Certificate Program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech). We hope you find this learning experience both challenging and rewarding. Our goal as your instructors is to facilitate this process and support you in your pursuit of this new profession. This handbook provides essential information that you should familiarize yourself with. It is also to be used in conjunction with the college student handbook and the current college catalog. Keep these resources throughout the semester. All of these resources can be accessed online through the A-B Tech website at abtech.edu. You will be required to sign a Phlebotomy Student Contract to acknowledge your understanding of the information covered in this handbook at the conclusion of the orientation experience.

*Upon graduation from the program, you will be eligible to sit for the ASCP PBT Board of Certification Exam or other qualified exam providers.

Phlebotomy Program Accreditors/Approvals

Governed by: Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Board of Trustees

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (SACSCOC) for questions about the accreditation of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Recognized and approved by:

• North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges
• N.C. State Approving Agency for the Use of Veterans' Military and Educational Benefits
• Main College Contact Information
  • Campus Police and Security: (828) 279-3166
  • Phone: (828) 398-7900
  • Email: info@abtech.edu
  • Asheville Campus
    340 Victoria Road
    Asheville, NC 28801