Phlebotomist
- Hours
- 220 hours of classroom and clinical training
- Externship
- HHL 102 Clinical Externship in a local laboratory (daytime)
- Schedule
- Evening and Day
11 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Conowingo, MD, four of them within 25. The closest is Cecil College in North East, 12 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $1,000 (WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program). The shortest is Harcum College's one-semester lecture course certificate.
Phlebotomist
Phlebotomy Technician
See Harford Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician
Willow Street Campus, Willow Street, PA · #30 in Pennsylvania (25/100)
Phlebotomy
Lancaster County Career & Technology Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate Program
Read Delaware Technical Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate Program
CCBC Hunt Valley, Hunt Valley, MD · #9 in Maryland (46/100)
Phlebotomist (Continuing Education Workforce Certificate)
York Hospital (program office and classroom), York, PA · #3 in Pennsylvania (78/100)
Phlebotomy Training Program
Venipuncture (Phlebotomy Technician), JSPD 2820
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Carroll Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil College | North East, MD | 12 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Harford Community College | Bel Air, MD | 13 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,885 | |
| Lancaster County Career & Technology Center | Willow Street, PA | 21 | Non-credit course | 15 wk | ||
| Delaware Technical Community College | Newark, DE | 21 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Community College of Baltimore County | Hunt Valley, MD | 30 | Non-credit course | 80 hr | $2,302 | |
| WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program | York, PA | 36 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 150 hr | $1,000 |
| Delaware County Community College | Media, PA | 44 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | $1,295 | |
| Carroll Community College | Westminster, MD | 45 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | Yes | $2,425 |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences | West Reading, PA | 47 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | Yes | |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold, MD | 47 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | 50 | Certificate | 3 wk | 100 hr |
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 three hospitals within 25 miles of Conowingo, MD, two 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 12 miles away. Phlebotomist and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,000 at WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program to $2,425 at Carroll Community College. 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. WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program (seven 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 5 programs nearby that do.
Nine of the 11 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Cecil College (NHA CPT), Harford Community College (NHA CPT), Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (NHA CPT) and Delaware Technical Community College (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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