Certified Medical Technician (CMT)
- Hours
- 8 credit hours: PHB 170 (3), PHB 152 (1), NAA 100 (3), CPR 100 (1)
- Externship
- PHB 152 Phlebotomy: Clinical Experience
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Aberdeen, KY. The closest is Owensboro Community and Technical College in Owensboro, 41 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $925 (Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville). The shortest is Allied Health Careers Institute's 2.5 weeks certificate.
Certified Medical Technician (CMT)
Hopkinsville campus, Hopkinsville, KY · #2 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate
See Hopkinsville Community College's program page: Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate
Gallatin Campus, Building 300, Gallatin, TN · #5 in Tennessee (58/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Volunteer State Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
Clarksville Campus (Health Professions building), Clarksville, TN · #13 in Tennessee (54/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Read Austin Peay State University's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician (CT)
Open the Ivy Tech Community College course details: Phlebotomy Technician (CT)
NGH School of Health Sciences, Nashville, TN · #4 in Tennessee (62/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Certification (PTC) Program
Nashville, Nashville, TN · #12 in Tennessee (54/100)
Phlebotomy Technician program
See Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Nashville's program page: Phlebotomy Technician program
Phlebotomy Technician
Vincennes University Jasper Campus admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro, KY | 41 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville, KY | 52 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin, TN | 61 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN | 62 | Non-credit course | 28 sessions | Yes | $3,375 |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Evansville, IN | 69 | Certificate | 32 wk | 100 hr | $3,211 |
| NGH School of Health Sciences (Nashville General Hospital) | Nashville, TN | 75 | Certificate | 12 wk | Yes | $950 |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Nashville | Nashville, TN | 79 | Non-credit course | morning | Yes | $1,095 |
| Vincennes University Jasper Campus | Jasper, IN | 80 | Non-credit course | 15 wk | $1,615 | |
| Kentucky School of Phlebotomy | Louisville, KY | 81 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 40 hr | |
| Health Careers Training Institute | Louisville, KY | 86 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | Yes | $1,250 |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville | Louisville, KY | 89 | Non-credit course | $925 | ||
| Allied Health Careers Institute | Murfreesboro, TN | 98 | Certificate | 3 wk | 40 hr |
Phlebotomists in Kentucky earned a median of $42,480 a year ($20 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $2,750 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Kentucky's 2,500 phlebotomists earned between $37,960 and $46,130.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists three hospitals within 25 miles of Aberdeen, KY:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Owensboro Community and Technical College in Owensboro, about 41 miles away. Certified Medical Technician (CMT) and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $925 at Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville to $3,375 at Austin Peay State University. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Allied Health Careers Institute's Phlebotomy Technician takes 2.5 weeks, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Health Careers Training Institute (5 weeks) is next.
Yes. Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, evening), NGH School of Health Sciences (Nashville General Hospital) (Nashville, evening) and Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Nashville (Nashville, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Five of the 12 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Volunteer State Community College (NHA CPT), Austin Peay State University (ASCP PBT), NGH School of Health Sciences (Nashville General Hospital) (NHA CPT) and Vincennes University Jasper Campus (NHA CPT), and others.
A median of $42,480 a year, or $20 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 2,500 phlebotomists in Kentucky. The national median was $45,230.
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