Kentucky School of Phlebotomy

Kentucky School of Phlebotomy’s Clinical Medical Assisting program in Louisville, Kentucky, prepares students for patient-care and administrative duties such as taking vital signs, obtaining medical histories, performing phlebotomy and CLIA-waived testing, dressing wounds, administering injections, and handling office procedures. The program awards a Clinical Medical Assisting Certificate and prepares graduates to sit for the National Healthcareer Association national certification exam for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant credential. Delivered on site over 11 weeks, it combines twice-weekly lecture sessions with hands-on laboratory training. Admission requires applicants to be at least 18 years old and to hold a high school diploma, GED, or international high school diploma equivalency.

At a glance

• Format: In person
• Leads to: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential through the National Healthcareer Association national certification exam
• Payment plan: available (per the school's page)

Kentucky School of Phlebotomy’s Phlebotomy Program in Louisville, Kentucky, trains students in blood collection and related patient-care procedures for work as phlebotomists. The program awards a certificate and offers the option to sit for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician examination through the National Healthcareer Association. It is delivered on site over seven weeks, with six weeks of lecture, discussion, practical laboratory instruction, and supervised venipuncture followed by a 40-hour clinical externship for the PLB pathway. Admission requires students to be at least 18 years old and to hold a high school diploma, GED, or international high school diploma equivalency.

At a glance

• Format: In person
• Tuition: Registration fee: $50; tuition: $500; laboratory fee: $150; books and supplies: $100; externship fee for PLB: $100.
• Leads to: Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) through the National Healthcareer Association
• Payment plan: available (per the school's page)

Kentucky School of Phlebotomy offers the EKG Technician Program in Louisville, Kentucky. It trains students to collect and interpret electrocardiograms, perform cardiac monitoring and stress-testing fundamentals, and provide related patient care. The program is an approved EKG certificate program and gives graduates the option to sit for the National Healthcareer Association examination for Certified EKG Technician (CPT) certification. Delivered on site, the program runs for six weeks with two four-hour sessions each week, combining lectures, skills laboratory instruction, quizzes, and practical and written assessments. Admission requires applicants to be at least 18 years old and hold a high school diploma, GED, or international high school diploma equivalency.

At a glance

• Format: In person
• Tuition: Registration fee: $50; tuition: $500; laboratory fee: $150; books and supplies: $100
• Leads to: Certified EKG Technician (CPT) through the National Healthcareer Association
• Payment plan: available (per the school's page)