There is a stereotype that if you have a desire to work in the health care industry, you have to go to medical college in order to obtain a degree in medicine, that will give you nice chances for making a successful career in this field.
But there are ways to get involved in the health care industry without higher education and still have good opportunities for a career growth in the future.
Becoming a phlebotomist is one of such options.
Phlebotomy is the field of medicine that develops very fast and requires more and more new professionals.
Phlebotomists are trained at special training courses available almost at every medical college or school.
Even treatment institutions provide training courses in order to have workers in their labs.
Nowadays you can find a wide range of programs offered to people who want to obtain a certification in phlebotomy.
There are two main types of programs: campus-based and online programs.
Campus-based training requires attending classes for theoretical learning and labs for hands-on training and is considered a better way to obtain a certification.
Online programs are suitable for those who have no time to attend classes.
Usually such programs do not differ from campus-based ones in their schedule, except they are implemented via Internet.
But nonetheless, online programs require hands-on element of training.
The programs can also differ in terms of their cost.
There are fee-based and free programs.
The latter are offered by treatments institutions like hospitals or clinics.
But after programs have been completed, students are required to work for some time (usually determined by the medical facility) at the institution that provided training.