Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Southeast KCTC, Cumberland, KY · #4 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomist certificate
- Length
- One semester (three PHB courses taken concurrently)
- Hours
- 4-9 total credit hours
- Externship
- 100 hours
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Mistletoe, KY. The closest is Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Cumberland, 40 miles away: a certificate that takes one semester with a 100-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $371 (Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville). The shortest is Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville's about two weeks per section non-credit course.
Southeast KCTC, Cumberland, KY · #4 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomist certificate
Big Sandy CTC, Prestonsburg, KY · #8 in Kentucky (33/100)
Phlebotomy
See Big Sandy Community and Technical College's program page: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Mountain Empire Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate
Read Somerset Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate
Claiborne County Campus, New Tazewell, TN · #9 in Tennessee (55/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Open the Walters State Community College course details: Phlebotomy Technician
Campbell County Center, LaFollette, TN · #3 in Tennessee (64/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Roane State Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomist Certificate
See Bluegrass Community and Technical College's program page: Phlebotomist Certificate
Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
KY Healthcare Training admission and start dates: Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Cumberland, KY | 40 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 52 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | 55 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset, KY | 58 | Certificate | 4 wk | Yes | |
| Walters State Community College | New Tazewell, TN | 60 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
| Roane State Community College | LaFollette, TN | 67 | Non-credit course | 9 wk | Yes | $760 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Danville, KY | 69 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| KY Healthcare Training | Lexington, KY | 72 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,600 | |
| Northeast State Community College | Kingsport, TN | 80 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $1,500 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 95 | Certificate | |||
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | 99 | Non-credit course | morning | Yes | $1,095 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon, VA | 99 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $778 | |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | 99 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | Yes | $371 |
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 four hospitals within 25 miles of Mistletoe, KY:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Cumberland, about 40 miles away. Phlebotomist certificate takes one semester and includes a 100-hour externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $371 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville to $1,600 at KY Healthcare Training. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville's Phlebotomy takes about two weeks per section, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Somerset Community College (one semester) is next.
Yes. Walters State Community College (New Tazewell, evening), Northeast State Community College (Kingsport, evening) and Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Knoxville (Knoxville, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 13 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Mountain Empire Community College (NPA), Walters State Community College (NHA CPT), Roane State Community College (NHA CPT) and KY Healthcare Training (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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