Phlebotomy School REC in Charlotte, North Carolina

[krscltnc]

Hi,

I am hoping to be in nursing school by this fall. I'm currently finishing pre-requisite courses and have applied at local nursing schools and am awaiting decisions.

In the meantime, I was hoping to get into phlebotomy classes and be able to work part-time through nursing school as a phlebotomist. I am having difficulty finding a reputable school in Charlotte, NC that isn't already full. There is an excellent one at Carolinas College of Health Sciences, but it is full right now.

I went to visit Thomas Healthcare and was not very impressed by their location, attitude, cleanliness, etc. I was very impressed with American Academy - but they cannot find enough clinical sites for their next semester because Carolinas College of Health Sciences has most of them already.

If anyone has any information or recommendations, I would GREATLY appreciate it! I would like to get into training ASAP.

Thanks to all!

Kim

[Junebugfairy]

cpcc, central piedmont community college has a great program. you will have to apply early though, because these programs do fill up quickly.

[krscltnc]

are you currently in nursing school at CPCC? I'm trying to compare the options available in Charlotte - there are many!

[Summers_Off]

Totally OT, but have you applied to CCHS's nursing program? I have... ugh, the wait is killing me!

[krscltnc]

Yes, I did! And I'm with you - the wait is long!!! I wish we could find out something sooner! I think the website says notifications will be towards the end of March - YIKES!!!! Did you apply anywhere else?

[Summers_Off]

No, I haven't applied anywhere else because the other schools either require CNA registry (to even apply) which I don't have yet and/or completed pre-reqs which I also don't have yet. Also, I NEED to do the 80% loan thing so CCHS & Mercy are my only options. I have put all my eggs in the CCHS basket, but I have faith that everything will work out right. At the information session, they said not to hold our breaths for March.... expect April.

[krscltnc]

Which information session did you go to? Have you applied at Mercy? I just took the TEAS last week and have no idea what score is required for Mercy and which of the scores they look at. I do know that CPCC looks at the Math and Reading Comp and overall score... Fortunately, I did the best in those 2 sections - the science killed me - the life science was the worst. I am not going to take the test again, though. It is what it is! I got an overall 86.5, but 94th percentile nationally - my math was 93.5 and reading comp was 92.5. I'm hoping they are acceptable scores for Mercy. We shall see.