LAB, EKG AND PHLEBOTOMY TRAINING ON BISSONNET STREET, HOUSTON

Draw Blood, Run EKGs and Process Lab Specimens After as Few as 9 Months of Training

Houston Career Institute's 800 clock hour program builds three diagnostic healthcare skill sets across eight focused modules, then finish with a 160-hour externship at an approved Houston-area site. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.

Prepares You for the NCCT's NCET and NCPT Exams

Eight 80-Hour Modules and a 160-Hour Externship

Small Classes With Personal Attention

Federal Financial Aid for Those Who Qualify

See If This Program Fits You

Ask an HCI admissions advisor about upcoming start dates, admission requirements, tuition, and financial aid for those who qualify.

WHY TRAIN AT HCI

Practice on campus, then prove it at a Houston-area clinical site.

If you want a hands-on healthcare career working with patients and specimens, this program covers three related areas: laboratory procedures, electrocardiogram testing, and professional blood collection. Classes are small, labs are hands-on, and Houston Career Institute is accredited by ACCSC. Graduates may be eligible to sit for two NCCT exams, the NCET and the NCPT, and are also CPR certified.

At Least 50 Successful Blood Draws

Before you graduate, you prove your collection skills on real patients: at least 50 successful blood draws and 10 successful skin punctures at an approved Houston-area site.

Small Classes, Hands-On Labs

Train at HCI's Southwest Houston campus at 9700 Bissonnet Street, where small classes and hands-on labs give you personal attention as you practice phlebotomy, EKG, and laboratory procedures.

Built in Focused 80-Hour Modules

After an introductory healthcare module, you move through seven 80-hour modules covering laboratory safety, body systems, EKG fundamentals, specimen handling, and phlebotomy before your externship begins.

Pell Grants, Loans and Payment Options

HCI is approved for federal financial aid for qualifying students, including Federal Pell Grants and federal student loans, and payment options are also available.

WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

Eight Modules Plus a Clinical Externship in Houston

CAMPUS

Bissonnet Street, Houston

DURATION

As few as 9 months

CLOCK HOURS

800 total

EXTERNSHIP

160 hours, Houston area

From venipuncture and EKG operation to specimen handling and body systems, each 80-hour module builds toward your externship.

Introduction to the healthcare profession, laboratory safety, and the integumentary system
Blood, urinary, reproductive, endocrine, and digestive systems
Respiratory and cardiac systems, with EKG fundamentals, operation, and interpretation
Phlebotomy, including venipuncture and capillary collection techniques
Specimen handling and processing, therapeutic drug monitoring, and medical laboratory procedures
Nervous system, behavioral health, musculoskeletal anatomy, and medical terminology
Infection control, patient care, and communication
A 160-hour clinical externship at an approved Houston-area site

Where Lab, EKG and Phlebotomy Skills Are UsedTraining in all three areas gives you options. Across the Houston metro, from the Texas Medical Center to community hospitals, urgent care centers, diagnostic laboratories, dialysis clinics, outpatient facilities, and physician practices, healthcare teams rely on people who can draw blood, perform EKGs, and process laboratory specimens. Depending on the roles and certifications they pursue, HCI graduates may qualify for entry-level titles such as phlebotomy technician, mobile phlebotomist, EKG technician, lab aide, specimen technician, dialysis technician, or patient care technician. Some entry-level positions may require additional certifications, background checks, drug screenings, or state licensure not provided by the HCI program. HCI offers career training, not employment, and does not promise or guarantee a job.

CERTIFICATIONS AND SUPPORT

Exam Eligibility, CPR and Career Help

National Certified ECG Technician (NCET)Shows employers you can run and read an electrocardiogram. A national exam from NCCT that graduates may be eligible to sit for.

National Certified Phlebotomy TechnicianShows you can collect blood and handle specimens properly. A national NCCT exam that graduates may be eligible to sit for, and every graduate also leaves CPR certified.

Ongoing Career Services SupportWhen you finish, you are not job hunting alone. HCI's career services team helps you polish your resume, practice interviews and connect with local healthcare employer partners. Employment is not guaranteed.

HOW TO ENROLL

Your Path From First Question to Graduation

Talk With Admissions

Share a few details and an HCI admissions advisor will walk you through requirements, start dates, tuition, and financial aid for those who qualify. Applicants need a high school diploma or GED.

Train on Campus

Work through eight 80-hour modules in small classes on Bissonnet Street, practicing phlebotomy, EKG, and laboratory procedures in hands-on labs.

Complete Your Externship

Apply your skills over 160 hours at an approved Houston-area site, completing at least 50 successful blood draws and 10 successful skin punctures.

Prepare for Certification

Leave CPR certified and ready to sit for the NCET and NCPT exams if eligible. Career services can then help you look for entry-level phlebotomy, EKG or lab roles.

TAKE THE FIRST STEP

Find Out When the Next Lab, EKG and Phlebotomy Class Starts

Request details and an HCI admissions advisor will follow up about tuition, financial aid for those who qualify, admission requirements, and how the modules and externship fit together.

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