Phlebotomy Technician - Certification Prep
- Length
- Approximately 4 months
- Hours
- 152.5 hours including the externship
- Externship
- 100 hours
- Sticks required
- 100 successful unaided venipunctures on live individuals
Five phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Shawnee Mission, KS, four of them within 25. The closest is Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, 8 miles away: a non-credit course that takes about 4 months with a 100-hour externship. The shortest is Kansas City School of Phlebotomy's 7 weeks non-credit course.
Phlebotomy Technician - Certification Prep
Kansas City Campus, Kansas City, MO · #14 in Missouri (29/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Diploma Program
See Concorde Career College-Kansas City's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Diploma Program
7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without)
MCC-Penn Valley, Kansas City, MO · #1 in Missouri (83/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Read Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy
Open the Washburn Institute of Technology course details: Phlebotomy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS | 8 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 100 hr | |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | 13 | Diploma | 13 wk | ||
| Kansas City School of Phlebotomy | Kansas City, MO | 18 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 40 hr | |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | 22 | Non-credit course | 100 hr | ||
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka, KS | 49 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes |
Phlebotomists in Kansas earned a median of $39,100 a year ($19 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $6,130 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Kansas's 1,120 phlebotomists earned between $37,700 and $46,540.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists 14 hospitals within 25 miles of Shawnee Mission, KS, 13 of them general or critical-access hospitals:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, about 8 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician - Certification Prep takes about 4 months and includes a 100-hour externship.
Kansas City School of Phlebotomy's 7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without) takes 7 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Concorde Career College-Kansas City (3 months) is next.
Yes. Kansas City School of Phlebotomy (Kansas City, evening and weekend) runs evening or weekend sessions.
Five of the five programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Johnson County Community College (ASCP PBT), Concorde Career College-Kansas City (NHA CPT and NCCT NCPT), Kansas City School of Phlebotomy (NHA CPT) and Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (ASCP PBT), and others.
A median of $39,100 a year, or $19 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 1,120 phlebotomists in Kansas. The national median was $45,230.
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