Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Preston, KY. The closest is Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, 40 miles away: a certificate that takes 16 weeks with a 120-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $925 (Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Cincinnati). The shortest is Somerset Community College's one semester certificate.
Lexington, Lexington, KY · #1 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomist Certificate
Bluegrass Community and Technical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomist Certificate
Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
See KY Healthcare Training's program page: Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
Big Sandy CTC, Prestonsburg, KY · #8 in Kentucky (33/100)
Phlebotomy
Big Sandy Community and Technical College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate)
Phlebotomy
Open the Scioto County Career Technical Center course details: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy
Pike County Career Technology Center: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
Florence / Cincinnati Academy, Florence, KY · #11 in Kentucky (30/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Plus+
See Larock Healthcare Academy - Florence's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Plus+
Phlebotomist - Certificate
Gateway Community and Technical College admission and start dates: Phlebotomist - Certificate
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington, KY | 40 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| KY Healthcare Training | Lexington, KY | 43 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,600 | |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 61 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 66 | Certificate | |||
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville, OH | 69 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,792 | |
| Pike County Career Technology Center | Piketon, OH | 75 | Non-credit course | 16 wk | 20 hr | $1,350 |
| Larock Healthcare Academy - Florence | Florence, KY | 79 | Non-credit course | 8 wk | $1,565 | |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence, KY | 79 | Certificate | |||
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, OH | 83 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset, KY | 83 | Certificate | 4 wk | Yes | |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Cumberland, KY | 87 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | 89 | Non-credit course | $925 | ||
| Ivy Tech Community College | Lawrenceburg, IN | 93 | Certificate | 32 wk | 100 hr | $3,211 |
| Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center | Chillicothe, OH | 96 | Non-credit course | january 14 - March 11 | Yes | $1,551 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe, OH | 99 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | $3,384 |
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 Preston, KY, three of them general or critical-access hospitals:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, about 40 miles away. Phlebotomist Certificate takes 16 weeks and includes a 120-hour externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $925 at Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Cincinnati to $3,384 at Butler Technology and Career Development Schools. 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. Larock Healthcare Academy - Florence (7.5 weeks) is next.
Yes. Scioto County Career Technical Center (Lucasville, evening), Pike County Career Technology Center (Piketon, evening) and Larock Healthcare Academy - Florence (Florence, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 15 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: KY Healthcare Training (NHA CPT), Scioto County Career Technical Center (NHA CPT), Pike County Career Technology Center (NHA CPT) and Larock Healthcare Academy - Florence (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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