CAMPUS CLOSING NOON 12PM FRIDAY 10/2/26 Water Shut Off Due to Necessary Water Shut Off, Lakeland Community College will be officially closing early NOON 12PM Friday, October 2, 2026. All classes, activities and events will resume October 3, 2026. This Includes in-person, online/virtual & hybrid classes, meetings & offices. -MORE INFO-
Lakeland accepts four phlebotomy classes a year: one in the fall, two in the spring and one in the summer. Be sure to consider the time of the offering before accepting your assignment:
Fall - HLTH 1240 is offered in the evening (8 weeks)
Spring (January) - HLTH 1240 is offered in the evening (8 weeks)
Spring (March) - HLTH 1240 is offered in the morning (8 weeks)
Summer - HLTH 1240 is offered in the morning (5 weeks)
The Clinical Practicum
Clinicals are four days/week, five hours/day for eight weeks during the fall and spring; and four days/week, eight hours/day for five weeks during the summer.
The majority of the clinical opportunities are in the morning (around 7:30 a.m.). There are a few that start around 1:00 p.m. Times for clinicals are not flexible. They are firmly dictated by the clinical sites.