Phlebotomy Technician Programs in Virginia

Tidewater Community College at Virginia Beach

• A member of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College is the thirty-fifth largest community college in the United States, as of 2010. At its Virginia Beach campus, the college offers a 90-hour training program in phlebotomy. Classes are held during evening hours and on weekends to accommodate the schedules of working adults. The program includes classes in anatomy and medical terminology, as well as lab exercises with live patients. To enroll in the program, students must be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent. Admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

  Tidewater Community College at Virginia Beach
  1700 College Crescent
  Virginia Beach, VA 23453
  757-822-7100
  http://tcc.edu/

Northern Virginia Community College

• Founded in 1964, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is located in Annandale, a city in the Washington, DC, metro area. With more than 72,000 students, the school is the second largest community college in the United States as of 2010. The college offers a career training certificate in phlebotomy. Students must be 18 years of age or older, hold a high school diploma or GED, have CPR certification and pass a criminal background check to enroll. Those admitted to the program spend one semester completing the required courses, which include composition or communications, medical terminology, phlebotomy classroom training and on-site clinical training. Training is completed both on campus and in area medical centers.

  Northern Virginia Community College
  4001 Wakefield Chapel Road
  Annandale, VA 22003
  703-323-3000
  http://nvcc.edu/index.html

Norfolk State University

• As a public institution granting primarily four-year degrees, Norfolk State University has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 6,000 students. The university offers a career training certificate program in phlebotomy technology. Open to individuals with a high school diploma or GED, the course lasts for 10 weeks, nine of which are spent taking classes and participating in laboratory sessions on campus. Courses are held two evenings per week and on two Saturdays. Students receive training in safety, waste handling, anatomy, troubleshooting blood draw complications and the basics of common medical blood tests. The final week of the program is a full-time, 40-hour internship at an area medical facility.

  Norfolk State University
  700 Park Avenue
  Norfolk, VA 23504
  757-823-8600
  http://nsu.edu/