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
The closest is Owensboro Community and Technical College in Owensboro, 54 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $925 (Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville). The shortest is Somerset Community College's one semester certificate.
Certified Medical Technician (CMT)
Gallatin Campus, Building 300, Gallatin, TN · #5 in Tennessee (58/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
See Volunteer State Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician
7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without)
Phlebotomy Technician (In-Person / Evening)
Read Health Careers Training Institute's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician (In-Person / Evening)
Hopkinsville campus, Hopkinsville, KY · #2 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate
Louisville, Louisville, KY · #7 in Kentucky (33/100)
Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Training
Clarksville Campus (Health Professions building), Clarksville, TN · #13 in Tennessee (54/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
See Austin Peay State University's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician (CT)
Ivy Tech Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician (CT)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro, KY | 54 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin, TN | 64 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Kentucky School of Phlebotomy | Louisville, KY | 67 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 40 hr | |
| Health Careers Training Institute | Louisville, KY | 70 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | Yes | $1,250 |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville, KY | 73 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville | Louisville, KY | 75 | Non-credit course | $925 | ||
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN | 79 | Non-credit course | 28 sessions | Yes | $3,375 |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Sellersburg, IN | 81 | Certificate | 32 wk | 100 hr | $3,211 |
| NGH School of Health Sciences (Nashville General Hospital) | Nashville, TN | 83 | Certificate | 12 wk | Yes | $950 |
| Vincennes University Jasper Campus | Jasper, IN | 84 | Non-credit course | 15 wk | $1,615 | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Nashville | Nashville, TN | 85 | Non-credit course | morning | Yes | $1,095 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Danville, KY | 86 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset, KY | 93 | Certificate | 4 wk | Yes |
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 Bee Spring, 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 54 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.
Somerset Community College's Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate takes one semester, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Health Careers Training Institute (5 weeks) is next.
Yes. Kentucky School of Phlebotomy (Louisville, evening and weekend), Health Careers Training Institute (Louisville, evening) and Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Louisville (Louisville, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Five of the 13 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Volunteer State Community College (NHA CPT), Kentucky School of Phlebotomy (NHA CPT), Austin Peay State University (ASCP PBT) and NGH School of Health Sciences (Nashville General Hospital) (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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