Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Gunlock, KY, one of them within 25. The closest is Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, 12 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 12 weeks. Published prices nearby start at $778 (Virginia Highlands Community College). The shortest is Somerset Community College's one semester certificate.
Big Sandy CTC, Prestonsburg, KY · #8 in Kentucky (33/100)
Phlebotomy
Big Sandy Community and Technical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
Southeast KCTC, Cumberland, KY · #4 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomist certificate
See Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College's program page: Phlebotomist certificate
Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Mountain Empire Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate)
Boone Career & Technical Center, Foster, WV · #4 in West Virginia (50/100)
Phlebotomy
Open the Boone Career and Technical Center course details: Phlebotomy
Regional Center for Health Professions, Kingsport, TN · #8 in Tennessee (55/100)
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Northeast State Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy Technician
See Virginia Highlands Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician · 1 more program on the Virginia page
BridgeValley CTC, South Charleston, WV · #2 in West Virginia (78/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Non-Credit Program
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 12 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Cumberland, KY | 42 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | 51 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 62 | Certificate | |||
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster, WV | 73 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 120 hr | |
| Northeast State Community College | Kingsport, TN | 77 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $1,500 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon, VA | 81 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $778 | |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | South Charleston, WV | 85 | Non-credit course | 120 hr | $2,000 | |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar, WV | 85 | Non-credit course | 14 wk | 120 hr | |
| Walters State Community College | New Tazewell, TN | 87 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington, KY | 89 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville, OH | 90 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,792 | |
| KY Healthcare Training | Lexington, KY | 93 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,600 | |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset, KY | 98 | Certificate | 4 wk | Yes | |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver, WV | 98 | Certificate | 16 wk | ||
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley, WV | 98 | Non-credit course | 17 wk |
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 seven hospitals within 25 miles of Gunlock, KY:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, about 12 miles away. Phlebotomy takes 12 weeks and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $778 at Virginia Highlands Community College to $2,000 at BridgeValley Community and Technical College. 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. Walters State Community College (10 weeks) is next.
Yes. Boone Career and Technical Center (Foster, evening), Northeast State Community College (Kingsport, evening) and Ben Franklin Career Center (Dunbar, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Ten of the 16 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Mountain Empire Community College (NPA), Northeast State Community College (NHA CPT), Virginia Highlands Community College (NHA CPT) and BridgeValley Community and Technical College (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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