Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY · Public
Phlebotomist Certificate
CertificateOn campus
- Length
- 16 weeks (one semester)
- Externship
- 120 hours
- Schedule
- Day
Best for: students who want plenty of hands-on time
Kentucky · Checked November 2026
Phlebotomy Schools and Classes in Kentucky
What Are the Best Phlebotomy Schools in Kentucky?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington ranks first among 14 schools with phlebotomy training in Kentucky, scoring 58 of 100. 16 programs run at 16 schools, most of them in Louisville, Lexington and Florence. 9 include a clinical externship, and the median stated length is 8 weeks. The lowest published price is $925 at Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville. Phlebotomists in Kentucky earn a median of $42,480 a year (BLS, May 2025).
16Schools in Kentucky
16Programs
9With an Externship
$1,250Median Published Cost
$42,480Median Pay (BLS May 2025)
Top Picks in Kentucky by What You Need
| Pick | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington · Certificate · 16 weeks · 120-hour externship | 58 |
| Most externship hours | Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville · Certificate · 16 weeks · 100-hour externship | 58 |
| Lowest published cost | Phlebotomy Training Specialists - LouisvilleLouisville · Non-credit course · $925 | 33 |
| Fastest | Somerset Community CollegeSomerset · Certificate · 4 weeks | 33 |
| Best for working adults | Kentucky School of PhlebotomyLouisville · Non-credit course · 7 weeks · 40-hour externship | 58 |
The 10 Best Phlebotomy Schools in Kentucky
Ranked by highest score first. The score (out of 100) adds hands-on practice (35), certification prep (25), published cost (25) and the school's federal track record in phlebotomy (15), each from the school's own pages or IPEDS; a part a program has no figure for is left out and the rest are rescaled. One program per school; programs not admitting students are left out.
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY · Public
Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate
CertificateOn campus
- Length
- One semester
- Externship
- 100 hours
Best for: practice on real patients before you graduate
Kentucky School of Phlebotomy
Louisville, KY
7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without)
Non-credit courseOn campusNHA CPTEvening classesWeekend classes
- Length
- 7 weeks: PLB is 6 weeks of classes plus a 1-week externship; CPT is 7 weeks of classes with no externship
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Schedule
- Day, Evening, Weekend
Best for: evening or weekend study plus clinical practice
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Cumberland, KY · Public
Phlebotomist certificate
CertificateOn campus
- Length
- One semester (three PHB courses taken concurrently)
- Externship
- 100 hours
Best for: credits that count toward a later degree
KY Healthcare Training
Lexington, KY
Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
Non-credit courseOn campusNHA CPT
- Length
- 100 hours
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Cost
- $1,600 (published total)
- Schedule
- Day
Best for: practice on real patients before you graduate
Health Careers Training Institute
Louisville, KY
Phlebotomy Technician (In-Person / Evening)
Non-credit courseOn campusEvening classes
- Length
- 5 weeks, Monday-Wednesday 5-9 p.m.
- Externship
- Externship assigned by the school
- Cost
- $1,250 (published total)
- Schedule
- Evening
Best for: getting job-ready in weeks
Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville
Louisville, KY
Phlebotomy Training
Non-credit courseOn campusExam fee includedEvening classesWeekend classes
- Length
- 48 hours
- Draws required
- Minimum of 30 blood draws in class, with no limit on additional draws
- Cost
- $925 (published total)
- Schedule
- Day, Evening, Weekend
Best for: certifying without a separate exam bill
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY · Public
Phlebotomy
Non-credit courseOn campus
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Externship
- Instruction emphasized by clinical experience
Best for: an externship at a hospital or lab
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY · Public
Certified Medical Technician (CMT)
Certificate
- Length
- 8 credits
- Externship
- PHB 152 Phlebotomy: Clinical Experience
Best for: college credit you can build on
Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY · Public
Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate
CertificateOn campus
- Length
- One semester (PHB 151 meets the first four weeks, then PHB 152 clinical)
- Externship
- PHB 152 Phlebotomy Clinical Experience; limited spaces due to clinical availability
Best for: getting job-ready in weeks
More Kentucky Phlebotomy Schools: Ranks 11 to 14
| Rank | School | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Larock Healthcare Academy - Florence: Phlebotomy Technician Plus+Florence | Non-credit course | 8 wk | $1,565 | 30 | |
| #12 | Ashland Community and Technical College: Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate)Ashland | Certificate | 4 credits | 0 | ||
| #13 | Gateway Community and Technical College: Phlebotomist - CertificateFlorence | Certificate | 0 | |||
| #14 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College: Phlebotomy for the Healthcare WorkerPaducah | Certificate | 0 |
Every Phlebotomy Program in Kentucky
Kentucky has 8 for-credit programs (certificate, diploma or degree) and 8 non-credit courses; 4 offer evening or weekend classes. Each row links to the school's own program page.
How the Kentucky Programs Are Scored
Each Kentucky program is scored out of 100 from figures on the school's own pages and federal data. A part a program has no figure for is left out and the others are rescaled, so a missing fact never counts against it.
| Part | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Hands-on practice | 35 | The clinical externship or practicum the program states. 80 or more stated hours scores full marks; a clinical part without stated hours scores 20 of 35; no clinical part scores 0. National exams require documented venipunctures, and an externship is where most students complete them. |
| Certification prep | 25 | 15 points when the program's page names a national phlebotomy exam (NHA, ASCP, AMT, NCCT, ASPT or NPA) or California's CPT I, and 10 more when the exam fee or a voucher is included. |
| Cost | 25 | The whole-program price the school publishes, ranked against every priced program. Per-credit rates are never multiplied out. |
| Track record | 15 | Phlebotomy awards the school reported to the U.S. Department of Education for 2022-23 (IPEDS, CIP 51.1009), on a log scale that reaches full marks at 50. |
Phlebotomy Certification in Kentucky
Most phlebotomy employers in Kentucky hire for a national certification. Among the Kentucky programs here, 3 prepare you for the NHA CPT. Each exam needs a training program and a set number of supervised draws, or work experience.
The national certifications compared · States that license phlebotomists
Phlebotomist Salary in Kentucky
$35,230Bottom Tenth
$42,480Median
$48,820Top Tenth
2,500Phlebotomists Employed
Kentucky's median of $42,480 is $2,750 below the national median of $45,230, number 32 of 51 states and DC. Annual wages for phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), BLS OEWS May 2025.
Phlebotomy Classes Near Kentucky Cities
Each city page lists the programs you can reach, nearest first, with the distance measured from the city. The figure after a city is how many schools have a campus within 50 miles.
- Louisville/Jefferson County metro government 6
- Lexington-Fayette 3
- Bowling Green 1
- Owensboro 3
- Covington 6
- Georgetown 3
- Richmond 4
- Elizabethtown 5
- Florence 6
- Nicholasville 3
- Hopkinsville 2
- Independence 6
- Jeffersontown 6
- Frankfort 8
- Henderson 2
- Paducah 3
- Radcliff 5
- Ashland 4
- Erlanger 6
- Madisonville 3
- Winchester 3
- Mount Washington 6
- Murray 2
- Shelbyville 8
- St. Matthews 6
- Danville 4
- Fort Thomas 9
- Berea 4
- Shively 5
- Glasgow 0
- Shepherdsville 6
- Bardstown 6
- Newport 8
- Somerset 2
- Lawrenceburg 7
- Campbellsville 2
- Lyndon 6
- Alexandria 6
- Versailles 3
- La Grange 6
- Franklin 4
- Paris 3
- Middletown 6
- Mayfield 2
- Harrodsburg 4
- Elsmere 6
- Hillview 6
- Middlesborough 3
- Fort Mitchell 6
- Maysville 2
- Edgewood 6
- Oak Grove 3
- Corbin 3
- Union 6
- Villa Hills 6
- Mount Sterling 3
- London 2
- Russellville 4
- Pikeville 3
- Flatwoods 3
Phlebotomy Training by Kentucky County
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Ballard County
- Barren County
- Bath County
- Bell County
- Boone County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Bracken County
- Breathitt County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Campbell County
- Carlisle County
- Carroll County
- Carter County
- Casey County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Crittenden County
- Cumberland County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Elliott County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gallatin County
- Garrard County
- Grant County
- Graves County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Greenup County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Hart County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Hopkins County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Johnson County
- Kenton County
- Knott County
- Knox County
- Larue County
- Laurel County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Lyon County
- Madison County
- Magoffin County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- Mason County
- McCracken County
- McCreary County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Menifee County
- Mercer County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Nelson County
- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Owsley County
- Pendleton County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Powell County
- Pulaski County
- Robertson County
- Rockcastle County
- Rowan County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Simpson County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Trimble County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Whitley County
- Wolfe County
- Woodford County
Phlebotomy Schools in States Near Kentucky
Questions About Phlebotomy Classes in Kentucky
What Is the Best Phlebotomy School in Kentucky?
Phlebotomist Certificate at Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranks first with a score of 58 of 100, ahead of Hopkinsville Community College (58) and Kentucky School of Phlebotomy (58). The score weighs externship hours, certification prep, published cost and the school's federal track record. How the score works.
How Many Phlebotomy Programs Are in Kentucky?
16 at 16 schools, each checked on the school's own site in November 2026. Louisville (4), Lexington (3), Florence (2) and Ashland (1) have the most.
How Do You Become a Phlebotomist in Kentucky?
Finish a phlebotomy program (16 run in Kentucky), complete the supervised blood draws it requires, and pass a national certification exam such as the NHA CPT or ASCP PBT. Every step in order.
How Long Is Phlebotomy School in Kentucky?
From 4 to 16 weeks among the 8 Kentucky programs that state a length, with a median of 8 weeks. An externship can add time when it follows the classroom part.
How Much Do Phlebotomy Classes Cost in Kentucky?
Among the 4 Kentucky programs that publish a whole-program price, cost runs from $925 to $1,600, with a median of $1,250. Most leave out the exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Which Kentucky Programs Prepare You for Certification?
3 name the NHA CPT on their own pages, and 1 includes the exam fee or a voucher. How the certifications compare.
Are There Evening or Weekend Phlebotomy Classes in Kentucky?
Yes. 4 programs run evening classes and 2 run weekend classes, including Health Careers Training Institute, Kentucky School of Phlebotomy and Larock Healthcare Academy - Florence.
How Much Do Phlebotomists Make in Kentucky?
A median of $42,480 a year ($20 an hour), with the bottom tenth earning $35,230 and the top tenth $48,820, across 2,500 jobs (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,230. Pay in every state.
Rankings and Guides
- Best Programs NationwideEvery verified program, scored on hands-on practice, certification prep, cost and track record
- Most Affordable Phlebotomy ProgramsPrograms ranked by the whole-program price each school publishes
- Best Phlebotomy Certification ProgramsPrograms that name the NHA, ASCP, AMT or NCCT exam, or California's CPT I
- Phlebotomy Programs With ExternshipsPrograms with a clinical externship or practicum at a hospital or lab
- Accelerated Phlebotomy ProgramsPrograms a school says take 8 weeks or less
- Evening and Weekend Phlebotomy ClassesPrograms with evening or weekend classes for people who work
- Phlebotomy CertificationNHA, ASCP, AMT and NCCT compared
- Requirements by StateStates that license phlebotomists
Sources
- Official program pages of the 16 Kentucky schools listed, checked November 2026
- U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.1009 (phlebotomy)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Phlebotomists, state estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (place and county locations)