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 Whick, KY. The closest is Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Cumberland, 36 miles away: a certificate that takes one semester with a 100-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $760 (Roane State Community College). The shortest is Somerset Community College's one semester certificate.
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)
Claiborne County Campus, New Tazewell, TN · #9 in Tennessee (55/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Read Walters State Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate
Open the Somerset Community College course details: Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate
Lexington, Lexington, KY · #1 in Kentucky (58/100)
Phlebotomist Certificate
Bluegrass Community and Technical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomist Certificate
Regional Center for Health Professions, Kingsport, TN · #8 in Tennessee (55/100)
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
See Northeast State Community College's program page: Certified Phlebotomy Technician
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 | 36 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 38 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap, VA | 50 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Walters State Community College | New Tazewell, TN | 68 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset, KY | 71 | Certificate | 4 wk | Yes | |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington, KY | 74 | Certificate | 16 wk | 120 hr | |
| Northeast State Community College | Kingsport, TN | 77 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $1,500 |
| KY Healthcare Training | Lexington, KY | 77 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,600 | |
| Roane State Community College | LaFollette, TN | 79 | Non-credit course | 9 wk | Yes | $760 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 83 | Certificate | |||
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon, VA | 91 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $778 | |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster, WV | 100 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 120 hr |
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 Whick, 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 36 miles away. Phlebotomist certificate takes one semester and includes a 100-hour externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $760 at Roane State Community College 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.
Somerset Community College's Phlebotomy for the Healthcare Worker Certificate takes one semester, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Roane State Community College (9 weeks) is next.
Yes. Walters State Community College (New Tazewell, evening), Northeast State Community College (Kingsport, evening) and Boone Career and Technical Center (Foster, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Six of the 12 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Mountain Empire Community College (NPA), Walters State Community College (NHA CPT), Northeast 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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