Phlebotomy (Adult Education Night Class)
- Length
- Six-week online course with mandatory on-campus skills lab days; clinical hours extend beyond the classroom
- Externship
- 100 hours
- Published cost
- $1,349 total (2026-27)
- Schedule
- Evening
Eight phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Cave, MO, one of them within 25. The closest is Pike-Lincoln Technical Center in Eolia, 15 miles away: a non-credit course that takes six-week online course with mandatory on-campus skills lab days with a 100-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $775 (St. Charles Community College).
Phlebotomy (Adult Education Night Class)
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Lewis and Clark Career Center, St. Charles, MO · #10 in Missouri (38/100)
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Read East Central College's requirements: MLT 261 - Phlebotomy Certification Course
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Open the Moberly Area Community College course details: Phlebotomy Certification Training Course
St. Louis (Brentwood Blvd), St. Louis, MO · #12 in Missouri (32/100)
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Phlebotomy Training Specialists - St. Louis: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Training
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7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center | Eolia, MO | 15 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | 100 hr | $1,349 |
| St. Charles Community College | Cottleville, MO | 28 | Non-credit course | spring 2027: coursework Feb 1-Mar 28 | 120 hr | $775 |
| St. Charles Adult and Community Education | St. Charles, MO | 32 | Non-credit course | 8 wk | $980 | |
| East Central College | Union, MO | 41 | Certificate | |||
| Moberly Area Community College | Mexico, MO | 47 | Certificate | 16 wk | 100 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | 47 | Non-credit course | $995 | ||
| BJC Medical Education Center | St. Louis, MO | 47 | Non-credit course | 8 wk | $1,000 | |
| St. Louis School of Phlebotomy | St. Louis, MO | 49 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 40 hr |
Phlebotomists in Missouri earned a median of $43,120 a year ($21 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $2,110 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Missouri's 1,890 phlebotomists earned between $36,530 and $46,970.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists two hospitals within 25 miles of Cave, MO:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Pike-Lincoln Technical Center in Eolia, about 15 miles away. Phlebotomy (Adult Education Night Class) takes six-week online course with mandatory on-campus skills lab days and includes a 100-hour externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $775 at St. Charles Community College to $1,349 at Pike-Lincoln Technical Center. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Pike-Lincoln Technical Center's Phlebotomy (Adult Education Night Class) takes six-week online course with mandatory on-campus skills lab days, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. St. Louis School of Phlebotomy (7 weeks) is next.
Yes. Pike-Lincoln Technical Center (Eolia, evening), St. Charles Adult and Community Education (St. Charles, evening) and Moberly Area Community College (Mexico, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 5 programs nearby that do.
Three of the eight programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: St. Charles Adult and Community Education (NHA CPT), Moberly Area Community College (ASCP PBT) and St. Louis School of Phlebotomy (NHA CPT).
A median of $43,120 a year, or $21 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 1,890 phlebotomists in Missouri. The national median was $45,230.
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