The Diploma in Phlebotomy program prepares students to seek entry-level employment in a medical office, hospital, laboratory, or blood bank. The program provides skills in venipuncture, capillary sticks, nonblood specimen collection, point of care, infection control, customer service, safety, orders, site preparation, and equipment selection. In addition to attendance in all courses, students will berequired to complete out-of-class assignments. These assignments include, but are not limited to, reading, exercises and problem solving, projects, research, and presentations. A student can anticipate out-of-class activities that equal about two (2) hours for everyone (1) hour of lecture. Upon successful completion of the program (see Graduation Requirements section of the catalog), students could seek or obtain entry-level employment in the phlebotomy field.