The Associated Technical College Phlebotomy Training Program is for students seeking a certification as a “Certified Phlebotomy Technician I,” which is designed and coordinated to both teach them the technical knowledge, as well as various procedural elements of basic and advanced phlebotomy. This includes both the collection of blood specimens and venipuncture; these are part of the necessary requirements to become a Phlebotomy Technician. The Phlebotomy Training Program at ATC includes a combination of classroom theory and hands-on instruction using our own in-house Laboratory environment, followed by an externship providing practical experience in a Laboratory Clinical Setting. Graduates who meet all graduation requirements, will be eligible to take the National Health career Association exam. They will also receive a license awarded by the California Department Public Health once submission of required documentation and successfully pass the NHA exam and meet all the requirements.