Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Reading Center, NY. The closest is Finger Lakes Community College in Geneva, 30 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 11 weeks with a 40-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $1,300 (Onondaga Community College). The shortest is Onondaga Community College's 7 weeks non-credit course.
Enhanced Phlebotomy Technician
Finger Lakes Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Enhanced Phlebotomy Technician
Mansfield Campus, Mansfield, PA · #29 in Pennsylvania (25/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Training, in-person
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Lackawanna College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Phlebotomist
Read Onondaga Community College's requirements: Phlebotomist
Rochester, NY · #24 in New York (0/100)
Phlebotomy and Lab Services
Phlebotomy Micro-Credential
Genesee Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Micro-Credential
Phlebotomy Technician
See Luzerne County Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Lakes Community College | Geneva, NY | 30 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | 40 hr | $2,400 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Mansfield, PA | 44 | Non-credit course | |||
| Lackawanna College | Towanda, PA | 52 | Certificate | Yes | $5,000 | |
| Onondaga Community College | Liverpool, NY | 61 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | Yes | $1,300 |
| Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Center for Workforce Development | Rochester, NY | 63 | Non-credit course | A few months | ||
| Genesee Community College | Batavia, NY | 75 | Certificate | one course | ||
| Luzerne County Community College | Nanticoke, PA | 98 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Erie 1 BOCES | Cheektowaga, NY | 99 | Non-credit course | january 26 | 125 hr | $3,250 |
Phlebotomists in New York earned a median of $50,530 a year ($24 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $5,300 above the national median of $45,230. The middle half of New York's 6,400 phlebotomists earned between $44,990 and $60,320.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists seven hospitals within 25 miles of Reading Center, NY, five 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.
Finger Lakes Community College in Geneva, about 30 miles away. Enhanced Phlebotomy Technician takes 11 weeks and includes a 40-hour externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $1,300 at Onondaga Community College to $5,000 at Lackawanna College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Onondaga Community College's Phlebotomist takes 7 weeks, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Finger Lakes Community College (11 weeks) is next.
Yes. Finger Lakes Community College (Geneva, evening) and Erie 1 BOCES (Cheektowaga, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Four of the eight programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Finger Lakes Community College (NHA CPT), Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (NHA CPT), Lackawanna College (NHA CPT) and Onondaga Community College (NHA CPT).
A median of $50,530 a year, or $24 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 6,400 phlebotomists in New York. The national median was $45,230.
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