Phlebotomist
- Hours
- 220 hours of classroom and clinical training
- Externship
- HHL 102 Clinical Externship in a local laboratory (daytime)
- Schedule
- Evening and Day
13 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Childs, MD, three of them within 25. The closest is Cecil College in North East, 5 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $1,133 (Community College of Philadelphia). The shortest is Harcum College's one-semester lecture course certificate.
Phlebotomist
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate Program
See Delaware Technical Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate Program
Phlebotomy Technician
Harford Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
Willow Street Campus, Willow Street, PA · #30 in Pennsylvania (25/100)
Phlebotomy
Read Lancaster County Career & Technology Center's requirements: Phlebotomy
Venipuncture (Phlebotomy Technician), JSPD 2820
Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Harcum College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Phlebotomist (Continuing Education Workforce Certificate)
Phlebotomy Technician
Polytech Adult Education admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil College | North East, MD | 5 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Delaware Technical Community College | Newark, DE | 6 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Harford Community College | Bel Air, MD | 25 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,885 | |
| Lancaster County Career & Technology Center | Willow Street, PA | 31 | Non-credit course | 15 wk | ||
| Delaware County Community College | Media, PA | 31 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | $1,295 | |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | 39 | Certificate | 3 wk | 100 hr | |
| Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | 40 | Non-credit course | 80 hr | $2,302 | |
| Polytech Adult Education | Woodside, DE | 43 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $2,400 | |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | 43 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes | $1,133 |
| Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA | 47 | Certificate | 16 wk | ||
| Rowan College of South Jersey | Vineland, NJ | 47 | Certificate | 26 wk | 80 hr | |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences | West Reading, PA | 48 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | Yes | |
| American Institute (Cherry Hill) | Cherry Hill, NJ | 49 | Diploma |
Phlebotomists in Maryland earned a median of $43,480 a year ($21 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $1,750 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Maryland's 2,040 phlebotomists earned between $38,890 and $49,380.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists two hospitals within 25 miles of Childs, MD, one 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.
Cecil College in North East, about 5 miles away. Phlebotomist and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,133 at Community College of Philadelphia to $2,400 at Polytech Adult Education. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Harcum College's Phlebotomy Certificate Program takes one-semester lecture course, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Delaware County Community College (about 10 to 11 weeks) is next.
Yes. Cecil College (North East, evening), Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (Willow Street, evening) and Delaware County Community College (Media, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
11 of the 13 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Cecil College (NHA CPT), Delaware Technical Community College (NHA CPT), Harford Community College (NHA CPT) and Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (NHA CPT), and others.
A median of $43,480 a year, or $21 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 2,040 phlebotomists in Maryland. The national median was $45,230.
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