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A career as a Phlebotomy Technician is a rewarding path for someone who desires to work directly with patients. Phlebotomy Technicians use care and skill to obtain blood specimens from patients for analysis in the clinical laboratory. Employment opportunities include, but are not limited to, hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, reference laboratories, and donor centers. 

The semester-long phlebotomy courses (MLTP 101 Phlebotomy and MLTP 102 Applied Phlebotomy) are offered twice a year, once in the Fall and then again in the Spring. Although a certificate of completion is not conferred by CMU, students who complete both courses are eligible for national certification by examination for a Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). 

Application deadlines are March 15 for Fall and October 15 for Spring courses. Applicants will be notified through their mavs.coloradomesa.edu email accounts if they have been accepted or placed on an alternate list shortly after the application deadline has passed. Please read the Information Packet linked below for detailed information regarding the courses, application process, and national certification.

We will start accepting applications in September for the Spring 2025 semester. Students are required to attend one of the following group information sessions before placing an application. Applications will not be accepted from students who have not participated in a session. Submitted applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the course is filled. 

  • September 2nd, 2024 12:00 pm -12:30 pm
  • October 1st, 2024 12:00 pm -12:30 pm
  • October 15th, 2024 1:30 - 2:00 pm

The session will be held in room HS160, in the Department of Health Sciences building on the corner of 12th St. and Walnut Ave, Grand Junction.

Information Packet Link

** Instructions for submitting completed applications are located in the top section of the application.

Contact Information

Tracy Matthews, MS MLS(ASCP)CM
[email protected] 
Program Coordinator
Medical Laboratory Technology & Phlebotomy Courses