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
Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Sextons Creek, KY. The closest is Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Cumberland, 49 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
Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate
See Somerset Community College's program page: Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate
Phlebotomist Certificate
Bluegrass Community and Technical College admission and start dates: Phlebotomist Certificate
Big Sandy CTC, Prestonsburg, KY · #8 in Kentucky (33/100)
Phlebotomy
Read Big Sandy Community and Technical College's requirements: Phlebotomy
Claiborne County Campus, New Tazewell, TN · #9 in Tennessee (55/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Open the Walters State Community College course details: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Mountain Empire Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
See KY Healthcare Training's program page: Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
Campbell County Center, LaFollette, TN · #3 in Tennessee (64/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Roane State Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Cumberland, KY | 49 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset, KY | 49 | Certificate | 4 wk | Yes | |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Danville, KY | 59 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 60 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Walters State Community College | New Tazewell, TN | 62 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | 64 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| KY Healthcare Training | Lexington, KY | 65 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,600 | |
| Roane State Community College | LaFollette, TN | 65 | Non-credit course | 9 wk | Yes | $760 |
| Northeast State Community College | Kingsport, TN | 88 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $1,500 |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | 98 | Non-credit course | morning | Yes | $1,095 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | 98 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | Yes | $371 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 99 | Certificate |
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 Sextons Creek, 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 49 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.
Six of the 12 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Walters State Community College (NHA CPT), Mountain Empire Community College (NPA), KY Healthcare Training (NHA CPT) and Roane State Community 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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