West Coast Phlebotomy Inc

After reading these awful reviews, I had to share my own. Attending this school was an experience that I would do all over again. I not only learned valuable skills in phlebotomy but I also learned things that will seep into every aspect of my life. You learn respect, professionalism, gratitude, manners, phlebotomy (obviously), just to name a few. I had incredible classmates that will be friends for life and the instructor was excellent. Yes, she has high expectations but it is 100% achievable and you already have what she expects from you. She demands nothing more than an employer would demand of you. She is fair and I have a feeling other reviewers just didn't like that they had to actually work hard and try. This experience will be one that I won't forget. I loved it all. more

FYI - I DID attend the school but changed my name because Debbie stated in class that the phlebotomy community is very small and she has no qualms about black balling someone so they would have a hard time getting a job. What kind of instructor says this? Everything said in my review was completely true. False and slanderous? I think not. Really Debbie, either you're extremely delusional or just an idiot. Everyone can attest to what I wrote. I take responsibility for my actions - I am extremely disappointed in myself for falling for the crap she handed out in her interview session and in class and now am paying for it. Do I want to leave my actual name - no, I'm a bit smarter than that. People tend to be nice to you Debbie and say nice things because you state the first week of class that you'll kick them out with no refund or regret and that black balling comment you made is terrifying to new students. I stand by my review and all the other reviews that show what a crap school you have and the terrible education you give. All of the bad reviews for the school say the same thing - what, are we all disgruntled, possibly kicked out students? No. I finished the program in good standing. Go throw on some more layers of mascara and take a spelling class. more

The statement ""You cannot please everybody"" sure rings true in the negative comments left anonymously by Kristy F. It is always a concern of any business that someone can leave false and slanderous statements and do so with out revealing who they really are.Kristy F has never been a student at West Coast Phlebotomy but maybe the friend or relative of a student who was asked to leave the program due to inappropriate behavior . I have pre enrollment interviews to help determine if a student would be appropriate for the health care field but sometimes someone fools me and when It is discovered that they do not have the integrity required they are upset because of the consequences for their actions. Unfortunately some people do not like to take responsibility for their own actions and would rather blame them on someone else. more

DO NOT GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THIS WOMAN! Debbie Reasoner might know a little bit of phlebotomy but she should not be a teacher - everything is misspelled and the information given is minimal for the money spent. She spends a whole week on HIV just because she knows someone with AIDS - when that info can be given in a day. She spends the first hour gossiping and bs'ing about nothing when that could be extra time spent learning things we need to know for the certification test. She charges an additional amount of money for a cert prep class and then just goes over questions and answers on the test so when they come up you just went over them so that is cool but still not ok. She says that she doesn't let anything effect her ""leave your junk in the trunk"" before coming into class but she can't do that. She humiliates students in class and involves everyone when the situation should've been handled with that student behind closed doors. She does a lot of talking about personal life not professional past and brags about her family which is not what you're paying for. Her class could be condensed into 2 and half weeks with all the gossiping and talking about non related subjects like...her expensive toys at home and mascara taken out. She has this connection and that connection and this agency wants her to do this for them blah blah blah - if you want to spend a crapload of money - do it somewhere else and NOT HERE - TOTALLY NOT WORTH THE TIME OR MONEY. more

I attended West Coast Phlebotomy even after I read the above reviews. I thought maybe it was true they were disgruntled students who failed out. But I can see now how terrible wrong I was. I completed the course. Top grades. Finished the Nationals with a high score. But I don't feel I learned anything. The vast majority of class was listening to the teacher talk about how awesome she is, and how awesome the school is. Most of the ""science"" she taught us was incomplete or incorrect. The entire school hearkens to the idea of being professional but there was not a discernible hint of it anywhere. She bragged about how many people she had kicked out of class. My entire class was afraid of her. We liked the interns just fine, but the vast majority of my class hated the teacher. Her lab methods seem legit, but beyond that the class is worthless. And her lab methods aren't anything special. She doesn't have you finish the text book in class, but I finished it on my own and learned that her methods are laid out right there. She claims they're inspired and original, but they're as CLIA '95 recommends them to be. The time in class that you weren't in lab, you were in the class room goofing off with the other students. While fun to meet new people, now worth paying $2500 for. The class also does not sanitize or bleach any of the tourniquets or table tops so there is dried blood everywhere. They don't use OSHA required bio hazard bags for biowaste. And she doesn't pay as much attention to what is going on as she says. There are 24 steps you are to go through. Countless times was somebody drawing on me and they missed several steps and she was none the wiser. But she makes you think she's on top of her game. She also discourages the use of her internship programs even after several students eagerly asked about them. She dismissed them outright. So it is possible she may not have any contracts. She spends a whole week on her sick and dying friend who suffers from AIDS, rather than touching on the subject during the AIDS unit. It's completely inappropriate to learn about her friend in such detail, especially when there are several chapters in the book that are important that she doesn't assign. The testing methods in that class are a joke. We played hang man for some of our tests. What is this? First grade? And the final note is that her school is not on the radar of any employer no matter how she likes to make it seem otherwise. I am only writing this now, well long after I completed this course because I got promoted at the job I had already. I never even found a phlebotomy job. As far as I know, only one person in my class has so far. We've been out for awhile now. If you like to spend your money and time on pointless and meaningless education then this class is for you. But I assume you're smarter than that so I'd recommend going to PSU or some other nationally recognized school instead. more

Consider a professional education from an accreditted school before getting your training at this location, conveniently located next to a liquor store. more

Prior to paying any fee, obtain the complete credentials of the owner and instructor. Obtain a complete record of her employment, I could not find any hospital where she claimed to have worked. Her assistant did work for Super Cuts, so there are some credentials in the school. Do not purchase texts from the school they are twice what they retail for. Request to use your own needles and vacutainers they are all expired. Contact all local hospitals and you will find out she has no contracts with any facilities. A contract is required to be an Intern or Extern. Cons: Everything more