12 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Scandia, MN, two of them within 25. The closest is Century College in White Bear Lake, 15 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 12 sessions. Published prices nearby start at $690 (Anoka Technical College). The shortest is Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Oakdale's about 3 weeks non-credit course.
Phlebotomy Technician Course
Century College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Course
Phlebotomy Training Specialists Oakdale, Oakdale, MN · #15 in Minnesota (30/100)
Phlebotomy Certification Class
See Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Oakdale's program page: Phlebotomy Certification Class
Phlebotomy Technician - Hybrid
Saint Paul College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician - Hybrid · 1 more program on the Minnesota page
Phlebotomy Training Specialists Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN · #14 in Minnesota (30/100)
Phlebotomy Certification Class
Read Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Minneapolis's requirements: Phlebotomy Certification Class
Brooklyn Park Campus, Brooklyn Park, MN · #3 in Minnesota (62/100)
Phlebotomy (CTS) / Phlebotomy Techniques with Clinical
Brooklyn Park Campus, Brooklyn Park, MN · #9 in Minnesota (43/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
North Hennepin Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Instruction at North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN · #6 in Minnesota (58/100)
Phlebotomy training program
See Project for Pride in Living (PPL) Career Pathways's program page: Phlebotomy training program
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), Minneapolis, MN · #12 in Minnesota (33/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century College | White Bear Lake, MN | 15 | Non-credit course | 12 sessions | $1,200 | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Oakdale | Oakdale, MN | 19 | Non-credit course | 3 wk | $1,095 | |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul, MN | 26 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | $1,600 | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | 27 | Non-credit course | 3 wk | $1,095 | |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park, MN | 28 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | 60 hr | $1,450 |
| North Hennepin Community College | Brooklyn Park, MN | 28 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Project for Pride in Living (PPL) Career Pathways | Brooklyn Park, MN | 28 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | Yes | |
| Hennepin Healthcare School of Laboratory Science | Minneapolis, MN | 28 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN | 29 | Non-credit course | 18 sessions | $690 | |
| American Indian OIC (Takoda Institute) | Minneapolis, MN | 29 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Edina | Edina, MN | 36 | Non-credit course | 3 wk | $1,095 | |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount, MN | 38 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | 100 hr | $1,599 |
Phlebotomists in Minnesota earned a median of $46,000 a year ($22 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $770 above the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Minnesota's 2,090 phlebotomists earned between $43,600 and $48,760.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists seven hospitals within 25 miles of Scandia, MN, six 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.
Century College in White Bear Lake, about 15 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician Course takes 12 sessions.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $690 at Anoka Technical College to $1,600 at Saint Paul College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Oakdale's Phlebotomy Certification Class takes about 3 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Minneapolis (about 3 weeks) is next.
Yes. Century College (White Bear Lake, evening), Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Oakdale (Oakdale, evening and weekend) and Saint Paul College (Saint Paul, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 7 programs nearby that do.
Five of the 12 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Century College (NHA CPT and NCCT NCPT), Saint Paul College (NHA CPT), Hennepin Technical College (ASCP PBT and AMT RPT) and Project for Pride in Living (PPL) Career Pathways (ASCP PBT), and others.
A median of $46,000 a year, or $22 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 2,090 phlebotomists in Minnesota. The national median was $45,230.
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