Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Sitka, KY, one of them within 25. The closest is Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, 15 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 12 weeks. Published prices nearby start at $778 (Virginia Highlands Community College). The shortest is Northeast State Community College's 11 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
Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate)
Boone Career & Technical Center, Foster, WV · #4 in West Virginia (50/100)
Phlebotomy
Boone Career and Technical Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy
Southeast KCTC, Cumberland, KY · #4 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomist certificate
Read Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College's requirements: Phlebotomist certificate
Phlebotomy Technician
Open the Ben Franklin Career Center course details: Phlebotomy Technician
BridgeValley CTC, South Charleston, WV · #2 in West Virginia (78/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Non-Credit Program
Phlebotomy
See Scioto County Career Technical Center's program page: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Mountain Empire Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 15 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 41 | Certificate | |||
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster, WV | 60 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 120 hr | |
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Cumberland, KY | 63 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar, WV | 69 | Non-credit course | 14 wk | 120 hr | |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | South Charleston, WV | 69 | Non-credit course | 120 hr | $2,000 | |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville, OH | 70 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,792 | |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | 71 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Pike County Career Technology Center | Piketon, OH | 81 | Non-credit course | 16 wk | 20 hr | $1,350 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington, KY | 90 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley, WV | 92 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | ||
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver, WV | 93 | Certificate | 16 wk | ||
| KY Healthcare Training | Lexington, KY | 93 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,600 | |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon, VA | 95 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $778 | |
| Northeast State Community College | Kingsport, TN | 96 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $1,500 |
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 five hospitals within 25 miles of Sitka, 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 15 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.
Northeast State Community College's Certified Phlebotomy Technician takes 11 weeks, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Big Sandy Community and Technical College (12 weeks) is next.
Yes. Boone Career and Technical Center (Foster, evening), Ben Franklin Career Center (Dunbar, evening) and Scioto County Career Technical Center (Lucasville, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Ten of the 15 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Ben Franklin Career Center (NHA CPT), BridgeValley Community and Technical College (NHA CPT), Scioto County Career Technical Center (NHA CPT) and Mountain Empire Community College (NPA), 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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