Phlebotomist Certificate
- Hours
- 16 credits
- Externship
- Required internship
- Published cost
- $3,817 total (2025-26)
- Schedule
- Day
Ridgewater College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomist Certificate
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Yellow Medicine County, MN. The closest is Ridgewater College in Willmar, 49 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $3,817 (Ridgewater College). The shortest is Southeast Technical College's one semester certificate.
Phlebotomist Certificate
Ridgewater College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomist Certificate
Brookings Main Campus, Brookings, SD · #4 in South Dakota (27/100)
Phlebotomy Certificate (Undergraduate)
See South Dakota State University's program page: Phlebotomy Certificate (Undergraduate)
Phlebotomy Certificate
Lake Area Technical College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Certificate
Luverne Campus, Luverne, MN · #16 in Minnesota (30/100)
Phlebotomy Technician, Certificate
Alexandria Campus, Alexandria, MN · #7 in Minnesota (52/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Open the Alexandria Technical & Community College course details: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Sioux Falls Campus (Terrence Sullivan Health Science Center), Sioux Falls, SD · #3 in South Dakota (40/100)
Phlebotomy Technician, Certificate
Southeast Technical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician, Certificate
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewater College | Willmar, MN | 49 | Certificate | Yes | $3,817 | |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD | 54 | Certificate | |||
| Lake Area Technical College | Watertown, SD | 63 | Certificate | 32 wk | 120 hr | $6,308 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Luverne, MN | 75 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria, MN | 84 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Southeast Technical College | Sioux Falls, SD | 93 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes |
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 six hospitals within 25 miles of Yellow Medicine County, MN:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Ridgewater College in Willmar, about 49 miles away. Phlebotomist Certificate and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $3,817 at Ridgewater College to $6,308 at Lake Area Technical College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Southeast Technical College's Phlebotomy Technician, Certificate takes one semester, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Lake Area Technical College (two semesters) is next.
Two of the six programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: South Dakota State University (ASCP PBT) and Alexandria Technical & Community College (ASCP PBT).
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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