Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Ivel, KY, one of them within 25. The closest is Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, 9 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 12 weeks. Published prices nearby start at $778 (Virginia Highlands Community College). The shortest is Walters State Community College's 10 weeks non-credit course.
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)
Boone Career & Technical Center, Foster, WV · #4 in West Virginia (50/100)
Phlebotomy
Read Boone Career and Technical Center's requirements: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate)
Phlebotomy Technician
Virginia Highlands Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: 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
Phlebotomy Technician
Ben Franklin Career Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 9 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Cumberland, KY | 46 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | 51 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster, WV | 59 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 120 hr | |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 60 | Certificate | |||
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon, VA | 72 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $778 | |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | South Charleston, WV | 72 | Non-credit course | 120 hr | $2,000 | |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar, WV | 73 | Non-credit course | 14 wk | 120 hr | |
| Northeast State Community College | Kingsport, TN | 75 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $1,500 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver, WV | 82 | Certificate | 16 wk | ||
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley, WV | 82 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | ||
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville, OH | 92 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,792 | |
| Walters State Community College | New Tazewell, TN | 96 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
| Wytheville Community College | Wytheville, VA | 96 | Certificate | 32 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 six hospitals within 25 miles of Ivel, 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 9 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.
Walters State Community College's Phlebotomy Technician takes 10 weeks, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Northeast State Community College (11 weeks) is next.
Yes. Boone Career and Technical Center (Foster, evening), Ben Franklin Career Center (Dunbar, evening) and Northeast State Community College (Kingsport, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Ten of the 14 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Mountain Empire Community College (NPA), Virginia Highlands Community College (NHA CPT), BridgeValley Community and Technical College (NHA CPT) and Ben Franklin Career Center (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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