Healthcare Technician Certificate (Phlebotomy and EKG, or Phlebotomy and Nursing Assistant concentrations)
- Length
- As little as 10 months
- Externship
- Phlebotomy externship
Nine phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of South Hamilton, MA, four of them within 25. The closest is Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, 16 miles away: a certificate that takes as little as 10 months. Published prices nearby start at $1,500 (Manchester Community College). The shortest is Manchester Community College's 5-6 weeks non-credit course.
Healthcare Technician Certificate (Phlebotomy and EKG, or Phlebotomy and Nursing Assistant concentrations)
Phlebotomy Technician Training
See Bunker Hill Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Training
Phlebotomy Certificate Program (CSA 523)
Roxbury Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Certificate Program (CSA 523)
Lowell Campus (Talbot Building), Lowell, MA · #11 in Massachusetts (33/100)
Phlebotomy Certificate (HLT 791)
Read Middlesex Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy Certificate (HLT 791)
Phlebotomy Career Training Certificate
Open the Quincy College course details: Phlebotomy Career Training Certificate
Portsmouth Campus, Portsmouth, NH · #2 in New Hampshire (58/100)
Phlebotomy Training Program
Great Bay Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Training Program
Framingham Campus, Framingham, MA · #1 in Massachusetts (85/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
See Massachusetts Bay Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate · 1 more program on the Massachusetts page
Electrocardiogram (EKG)/Phlebotomy Technician Dual Certificate - Non-Credit
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill, MA | 16 | Certificate | 43 wk | Yes | |
| Bunker Hill Community College | Chelsea, MA | 18 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | 40 hr | |
| Roxbury Community College | Boston, MA | 21 | Non-credit course | 120 hr | ||
| Middlesex Community College | Lowell, MA | 24 | Non-credit course | Yes | $2,699 | |
| Quincy College | Quincy, MA | 27 | Non-credit course | 14 wk | 120 hr | $2,500 |
| Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth, NH | 32 | Non-credit course | 8 wk | Yes | |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Framingham, MA | 37 | Certificate | 32 wk | 160 hr | |
| Massasoit Community College | Brockton, MA | 38 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 120 hr | |
| Manchester Community College | Manchester, NH | 41 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
Phlebotomists in Massachusetts earned a median of $50,170 a year ($24 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $4,940 above the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Massachusetts's 2,580 phlebotomists earned between $47,260 and $57,960.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists 25 hospitals within 25 miles of South Hamilton, MA, 20 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.
Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, about 16 miles away. Healthcare Technician Certificate (Phlebotomy and EKG, or Phlebotomy and Nursing Assistant concentrations) takes as little as 10 months and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,500 at Manchester Community College to $2,699 at Middlesex Community College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Manchester Community College's WDC Phlebotomy Technician, Cert. takes 5-6 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Great Bay Community College (8 weeks) is next.
Yes. Bunker Hill Community College (Chelsea, evening), Middlesex Community College (Lowell, evening and weekend) and Quincy College (Quincy, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 5 programs nearby that do.
Six of the nine programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Bunker Hill Community College (NHA CPT), Roxbury Community College (NHA CPT), Quincy College (NHA CPT) and Great Bay Community College (NHA CPT), and others.
A median of $50,170 a year, or $24 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 2,580 phlebotomists in Massachusetts. The national median was $45,230.
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