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Phlebotomy

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Phlebotomy training in Omaha is offered at Nebraska Methodist College. Earn your certificate in just 5 weeks.

Start a Career After Just a Few Weeks of Phlebotomy Training.

As a Phlebotomist, you'll collect, transport, handle and process blood and other specimens for medical analysis. You'll work with both patients and other healthcare professionals. Phlebotomists work in settings as varied as physician offices and medical clinics, hospitals and commercial laboratories.

In the Omaha area, phlebotomy trainig certification starts at NMC.

Phlebotomy Training Program Info

We offer a 5-week accelerated curriculum that includes classroom instruction and hands-on clinical practice at our campus laboratories as well as in actual clinical laboratories at affiliated hospitals.

Phlebotomist Salary & Job Outlook

According to O*Net Online, Phlebotomy salaries in the U.S. in 2011 averaged $30,790 per year, with an average projected job growth between 2012 and 2020 of 10% - 19%.

Phlebotomy Professional Organizations

Program Accreditation

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to take the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) certification examination enabling them to be certified Phlebotomy Technician, PBT (ASCP).

Admissions

Complete applications for the phlebotomy training program will be reviewed after the noted deadline and students will be notified of their acceptance by letter and/or phone.

Upcoming Programs

Spring 2014 - 9 week Evening Program
Deadline - October 4, 2013

Date: January 20 - March 21, 2014
Lecture/Lab on campus: January 20 - February 28, 2014 Time: 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Monday and Wednesday only
Clinical Rotation assigned off campus March 3 - March 21, 2014
Time: TBA, Monday - Friday

Program Admissions Criteria

Applicants are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is preferred
High school graduate or GED equivalent
Demonstration of success in science and math courses, from either high school or college
Demonstration of good physical health
Demonstration of good written and verbal communication skills
Medical Terminology course is recommended, but not required

Program Application Process

To be considered for admission the following items must be submitted to the Admissions Office:

NMC online application
$25 application fee (pay here)
Written statement
Program / career awareness questionnaire
Official high school transcript
Official GED test scores, if applicable
Official ACT or SAT test scores, if applicable
Official transcripts from all colleges attended

For More Information Contact:

Amy Miller
Admissions Representative
(402) 354-7202
Amy.Miller@methodistcollege.edu

Tuition & Fees

Attending Nebraska Methodist College represents a major investment in your future. For most students, attending college takes planning and sacrifice. NMC recognizes that and is committed to helping you find every avenue to finance your education. View the Tuition by Program & Degree page for a comprehensive list of all fees.

Phlebotomy: $875

Faculty

Our faculty is highly experienced and credentialed in their own fields, giving you constant real-world insight you can use. While any instructor can recite from a textbook, ours go a step further and draw from vast personal experience. Instructors here care as deeply about their students as they do the subject matter and it shows.