21 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Valley Stream, NY, eight of them within 25. The closest is Nassau Community College in Garden City, 5 miles away: a non-credit course that takes as little as three months. Published prices nearby start at $800 (CDE Career Institute). The shortest is Northeast Medical Institute's 2 weeks non-credit course.
Phlebotomy Technician (CE1 261)
Nassau Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician (CE1 261)
Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY · #19 in New York (15/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
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Phlebotomy Technician
Nassau BOCES Adult Education admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
City College of New York, New York, NY · #15 in New York (29/100)
EKG & Phlebotomy Certification Program
Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY · #23 in New York (0/100)
Phlebotomy Procedures
Open the Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) course details: Phlebotomy Procedures
Lehman College, Bronx, NY · #17 in New York (25/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
SUNY Westchester Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, NY · #10 in New York (36/100)
Phlebotomy Certificate Program
See SUNY Westchester Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Certificate Program · 1 more program on the New York page
College of Staten Island Main Campus, Staten Island, NY · #20 in New York (10/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau Community College | Garden City, NY | 5 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $1,895 | |
| Queensborough Community College (CUNY) | Bayside, NY | 6 | Non-credit course | saturdays | $1,375 | |
| Nassau BOCES Adult Education | Westbury, NY | 9 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,595 | |
| City College of New York (CUNY) Continuing and Professional Studies | New York, NY | 12 | Non-credit course | Yes | $2,300 | |
| Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) | Brooklyn, NY | 13 | Non-credit course | fall 2026: Tue/Thu 6:00-9:00 PM | ||
| Lehman College (CUNY) Continuing Education | Bronx, NY | 17 | Non-credit course | phlebotomy I and Phlebotomy II: Advanced Clinical | ||
| SUNY Westchester Community College | Mount Vernon, NY | 18 | Non-credit course | tue/Thu Sept | Yes | $1,540 |
| College of Staten Island (CUNY) Continuing Education | Staten Island, NY | 24 | Non-credit course | tue/Thu 6:30-9:30 PM | $1,765 | |
| Rutgers School of Health Professions | Newark, NJ | 26 | Non-credit course | 26 wk | 100 hr | $1,600 |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus, NJ | 27 | Non-credit course | 4 wk | Yes | $1,750 |
| American Institute (Clifton) | Clifton, NJ | 27 | Diploma | |||
| Northeast Medical Institute | Stamford, CT | 28 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | Yes | $1,200 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson, NJ | 30 | Non-credit course | $2,199 | ||
| CDE Career Institute | Paterson, NJ | 30 | Certificate | 4 wk | 30 hr | $800 |
| ACI Medical & Dental School | Eatontown, NJ | 32 | Certificate | 14 wk | Yes | |
| Connecticut State Community College | Norwalk, CT | 33 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Adult Career and Technical Education | Holtsville, NY | 36 | Non-credit course | |||
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway, NJ | 40 | Certificate | 9 wk | ||
| Middlesex College | Edison, NJ | 41 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Brookdale Community College | Freehold, NJ | 41 | Non-credit course | Yes | $2,249 | |
| American Institute (Somerset) | Somerset, NJ | 43 | Diploma |
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 52 hospitals within 25 miles of Valley Stream, NY, 49 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.
Nassau Community College in Garden City, about 5 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician (CE1 261) takes as little as three months.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $800 at CDE Career Institute to $2,300 at City College of New York (CUNY) Continuing and Professional Studies. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Northeast Medical Institute's Phlebotomy Technician takes 2 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Bergen Community College (day option 4 weeks) is next.
Yes. Queensborough Community College (CUNY) (Bayside, weekend), Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) (Brooklyn, evening) and Lehman College (CUNY) Continuing Education (Bronx, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 12 programs nearby that do.
Nine of the 21 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Nassau Community College (NHA CPT), Lehman College (CUNY) Continuing Education (NHA CPT), Bergen Community College (NHA CPT) and Northeast Medical Institute (NHA CPT), and others.
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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