Phlebotomy Technician Preparation
- Length
- 1 semester; designed to be completed in 8 weeks
- Externship
- Internship in a physician's office or lab
University of Saint Francis: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Preparation
Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of 46725 (Columbia City, IN). The closest is University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, 17 miles away: a certificate that takes 1 semester. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Indianapolis).
Phlebotomy Technician Preparation
University of Saint Francis: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Preparation
Phlebotomy Technician (CT)
See Ivy Tech Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician (CT)
Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Vantage Career Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Read Glen Oaks Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Phlebotomy Technician, STC
Open the Northwest State Community College course details: Phlebotomy Technician, STC
Dowagiac Campus (Nursing and Health Education Building), Dowagiac, MI · #14 in Michigan (33/100)
Credential in Phlebotomy
Southwestern Michigan College: dates, cost and how to apply: Credential in Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Certificate
See James A. Rhodes State College's program page: Phlebotomy Certificate
Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building, Kalamazoo, MI · #5 in Michigan (56/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Academy
Kalamazoo Valley Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician Academy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Saint Francis | Fort Wayne, IN | 17 | Certificate | 8 wk | Yes | |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Fort Wayne, IN | 18 | Certificate | 32 wk | 100 hr | $3,211 |
| Vantage Career Center | Van Wert, OH | 50 | Non-credit course | 26 wk | 30 hr | $1,195 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Centreville, MI | 53 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes | |
| Northwest State Community College | Archbold, OH | 66 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac, MI | 66 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| James A. Rhodes State College | Lima, OH | 77 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, MI | 77 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | Yes | $1,400 |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima, OH | 78 | Non-credit course | part-time | 100 hr | $1,250 |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek, MI | 80 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor, MI | 83 | Certificate | 100 hr | ||
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | 92 | Non-credit course | $995 | ||
| Jackson College | Jackson, MI | 93 | Non-credit course | |||
| Edison State Community College | Piqua, OH | 95 | Certificate | 16 wk |
Phlebotomists in Indiana earned a median of $39,250 a year ($19 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $5,980 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Indiana's 2,410 phlebotomists earned between $37,400 and $45,620.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists ten hospitals within 25 miles of 46725 (Columbia City, IN):
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, about 17 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician Preparation takes 1 semester and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $995 at Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Indianapolis to $3,211 at Ivy Tech Community College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
University of Saint Francis's Phlebotomy Technician Preparation takes 1 semester, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Kalamazoo Valley Community College (10 weeks) is next.
Yes. Vantage Career Center (Van Wert, evening), Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Kalamazoo, evening) and Apollo Career Center (Lima, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
Six of the 14 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: University of Saint Francis (NHA CPT), Vantage Career Center (NHA CPT), Kalamazoo Valley Community College (ASCP PBT) and Apollo Career Center (NHA CPT and ASCP PBT), and others.
A median of $39,250 a year, or $19 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 2,410 phlebotomists in Indiana. The national median was $45,230.
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