This program is available in the following campuses: |
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San Mateo Campus
This program starts every 2 months. Enrollment and Registration is open year around.
Start Dates: March 26, 2012 June 4, 2012 August 13, 2012 October 22, 2012
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Concord Campus
This program starts every 2 months. Enrollment and Registration is open year around.
Start Dates: February 8, 2012 May 2, 2012 August 2, 2012 November 7, 2012
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Fresno Campus
This program starts every 2 months. Enrollment and Registration is open year around.
Start Dates: March 20, 2012 May 29, 2012 August 7, 2012 October 16, 2012
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Modesto Campus
This program starts every 2 months. Enrollment and Registration is open year around.
Start Dates: February 6, 2012 April 30, 2012 July 16, 2012 October 8, 2012
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Application package |
To download the application package for Phlebotomy Technician Course please CLICK HERE.
To download the payment plan options for Phlebotomy Technician Course please CLICK HERE.
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Program Files
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Course description
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This program is designed for people who plan to work for a clinical laboratory or public health department or a clinic or hospital. The course combines 40-hours classroom instruction with a 40-hours off-site clinical internship to provide students with a comprehensive learning experience. Lectures include but are not limited to the anatomy and medical terminology pertaining to the circulatory system, specimen collection, risk factors, complications and quality assurance in specimen collection. Practical instruction provides hands-on training in venipuncture technique with procedures verified through a skills check-off system. The 40-hour externship includes at minimum 50 successful venipunctures and 10 skin punctures. |
Admission requirements / prerequisites
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To be considered for admission into the Phlebotomy Technician continuing education course, the applicant must meet the following criteria:
1. Applicant must have graduated from high school, or earned a GED and be at least 18 years of age.*
2. Applicant must pay all applicable fees, as per the current published fee schedule or make other payment arrangements acceptable to the school.
3. Applicant must complete a Scholastic Level Exam (SLE) with a score of at least 16.
4. Applicant must complete the enrollment agreement.
* The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) now only accepts official transcript evaluations completed by American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).
Please see the CDPH's webpage for more their Frequently asked Questions regarding Phlebotomy at: https://secure.cps.ca.gov/cltreg/pt_faq.asp
For more information on AACRAO, please visit their webpage at: http://ies.aacrao.org/evaluations/app.php |
Course schedule
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Length: 10 weeks, 2 times per week, 4 hours per session (80 hours). Internship: 5 weeks in an affiliated medical facilities. Session Schedule: Evening 6PM-10PM |
Course fees
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Tuition: $2300.00 Book and Examination Fee: $125.00 Registration Fee: $75.00 RSDRF Fee: $100.00 STRF: $7.50 Total Program Cost: $2,607.50
# Sallie Mae student loans are available now for those who qualify. # For details please call 650-685-6616 (San Mateo Campus) or 925-687-9555 (Concord Campus) or 559-222-1903 (Fresno Campus) or 209-521-1821 (Modesto Campus) |
State certification
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| It′s required to be state certified to work as a phlebotomist. Upon completion of the program students will receive a certificate of completion and become eligible for certification in the State of California as a Certified Phlebotomist Technician level 1 through DHS, Field Services. |
Facts and Fun Statistics
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This is a new section for many of you who expressed interest in such facts as the ones below about our Academy and our Programs. Phlebotomy Technician Course is offered at all campus locations. Let us share with you some facts:
- 50% of our Main Campus, San Mateo campus: students come from Daly City, Fremont, San Mateo, San Jose, Hayward, Belmont and Union City. 21% from other Bay Area cities - Burlingame, Foster City, Redwood City, Mountain View, Cupertino, Palo Alto and San Francisco.
- More than 45% of our Concord Campus: students come from Antioch, Benicia, Concord, Pleasant Hill and San Ramon, California. 24% come from Brentwood, Fairfield, Martinez, Oakland, Pittsburg, Richmond, Sacramento, Vallejo and Walnut Creek.
- More than 34% of our Fresno Campus: students come from Fresno. More than 20% of our Modesto Campus: students come from Modesto. Of course there are many nursing students from neighboring cities to Modesto and Fresno who choose Gurnick Academy. For example, Modesto campus has students from Atwater, Ceres, Escalon, Livingston, Manteca, Merced, Oakdale, Riverbank, Sonora, Stockton, Tracy, Turlock, and Fresno - from Clovis, Hanford, Lemoore, Madera, Sanger and Visalia.
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