{"id":3816,"date":"2017-11-06T11:34:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T17:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/?page_id=3816"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:09:17","slug":"plab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/plab\/","title":{"rendered":"Phlebotomy Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1522861889019{margin-right: 0px !important;background-color: #003366 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1522861603627{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;acc-logo-background&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;acc-info-box&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>SEE YOURSELF HERE<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Your first step is to apply to Austin Community College.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1522861634477{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;APPLY NOW&#8221; color=&#8221;violet&#8221; size=&#8221;sm&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.austincc.edu%2Fadmissions%2Fapply-now|title:APPLY%20NOW||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1522857303965{padding-right: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;REQUEST INFO&#8221; color=&#8221;violet&#8221; size=&#8221;sm&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Faustincc.force.com%2FApplicationPortal%2Fs%2Fwebtolead|title:REQUEST%20INFO||&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528206020588{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;middle-column&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1522768761859{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Welcome to the Phlebotomy Technician Program<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1522768909899{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Phlebotomy is the practice of obtaining blood for testing purposes. Graduates of this one-semester certificate program fill vital roles in hospitals, clinics and research facilities, and often go on to complete ACC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/mlab\/\">Medical Laboratory Technology program<\/a>. 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