Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of West Van Lear, KY, one of them within 25. The closest is Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, 7 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)
Southeast KCTC, Cumberland, KY · #4 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomist certificate
Boone Career & Technical Center, Foster, WV · #4 in West Virginia (50/100)
Phlebotomy
Read Boone Career and Technical Center's requirements: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Open the Mountain Empire Community College course details: Phlebotomy, CSC (221-151-02)
Phlebotomy Technician
Ben Franklin Career Center: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
BridgeValley CTC, South Charleston, WV · #2 in West Virginia (78/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Non-Credit Program
Phlebotomy
Scioto County Career Technical Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 7 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 47 | Certificate | |||
| Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College | Cumberland, KY | 56 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster, WV | 60 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 120 hr | |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | 64 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar, WV | 70 | Non-credit course | 14 wk | 120 hr | |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | South Charleston, WV | 70 | Non-credit course | 120 hr | $2,000 | |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville, OH | 78 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,792 | |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon, VA | 87 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $778 | |
| Northeast State Community College | Kingsport, TN | 88 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $1,500 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley, WV | 89 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | ||
| Pike County Career Technology Center | Piketon, OH | 89 | Non-credit course | 16 wk | 20 hr | $1,350 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver, WV | 89 | Certificate | 16 wk | ||
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington, KY | 94 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| KY Healthcare Training | Lexington, KY | 97 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,600 |
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 West Van Lear, 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 7 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: Mountain Empire Community College (NPA), Ben Franklin Career Center (NHA CPT), BridgeValley Community and Technical College (NHA CPT) and Scioto County Career Technical 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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