About
Training Direct’s Phlebotomy Technician program at its Bridgeport, Connecticut, campus trains students to draw blood, handle specimens, maintain patient records, and support patients during collection procedures. The program prepares graduates to pursue the National Health Career Association Certification. In-person instruction combines classroom learning with hands-on practice, including venipuncture and capillary collections performed on classmates in a controlled environment. Day, evening, and weekend classes are available. The program covers medical terminology, patient communication, infection control, anatomy, specimen handling, and collection procedures. As a graduation requirement, students must complete five live unaided successful venipunctures and 10 unaided successful capillary collection procedures on classmates. Training Direct also provides career services assistance to program completers.
Organization
Training Direct - Bridgeport Campus
Training Direct is an allied health training institution with a Bridgeport campus in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school prepares students for healthcare-related occupational fields through programs in Certified Nursing Assistant, CPR / Basic Life Support, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Medical Billing and Coding, Patient Care Technician, and Phlebotomy. Its Bridgeport offerings are designed to support entry-level healthcare work and include training related to electronic medical records, nurse aide duties, patient care, blood collection, cardiac testing, and medical billing and coding. Training Direct also provides American Heart Association classes and identifies Spanish-language assistance as available. The campus is part of Training Direct, a division of Dorsey College, and focuses its local offerings on allied health and medical career preparation.