Phlebotomist
DCC Helps You Help Others
Help patients get answers in a fast-growing field. Learn to draw blood like a pro and become a certified phlebotomist at DCC.
credits to earn your degree
semesters of study for most students
internship credits for hands-on experience
What You'll Study in Our Phlebotomist Certificate Program
DCC's phlebotomist certificate is just 28 credits and takes only two semesters to complete. At the program's end, you'll be eligible for national board examinations and ready to work in outpatient blood drawing centers, clinical laboratories or doctors' offices.
The primary responsibilities of a phlebotomist are to draw blood specimens for the purpose of analysis and to enter and retrieve data. In just two semesters, DCC's phlebotomist certificate program prepares you to expertly perform these tasks.
VIEW CURRICULUMSample Courses
PDC 101: Basic Concepts of Phlebotomy
A study of the basic concepts of phlebotomy and of the responsibilities of the phlebotomist
PDC 102: Internship
Get hands-on experience in local clinical settings applying the skills you've learned
MSO 102: Medical Terminology
Learn to recognize common prefixes, suffixes and root words that comprise medical
terminology
Where Do Phlebotomist Grads Go?
Want to take your education farther? Students who have earned a certificate as a phlebotomist have gone on to DCC's Nursing or Clinical Lab Technician programs,
Ready to go to work? DCC grads have found employment at:
- Vassar Hospital
- MidHudson Regional Hospital
- Sharon Hospital
- Quest Diagnostics
- Lab Corp
- Optum
- Northern Dutchess Hospital
- Columbia Memorial Health
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