22 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Whitestone, NY, 14 of them within 25. The closest is Queensborough Community College (CUNY) in Bayside, 4 miles away: a non-credit course that takes saturdays. Published prices nearby start at $800 (CDE Career Institute). The shortest is Northeast Medical Institute's 2 weeks non-credit course.
Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY · #19 in New York (15/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Queensborough Community College (CUNY): dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
Lehman College, Bronx, NY · #17 in New York (25/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
See Lehman College (CUNY) Continuing Education's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
SUNY Westchester Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, NY · #10 in New York (36/100)
Phlebotomy Certificate Program
SUNY Westchester Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Certificate Program · 1 more program on the New York page
Phlebotomy Technician (CE1 261)
Read Nassau Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician (CE1 261)
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
Kingsborough Community College (CUNY): dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Procedures
Phlebotomy Technician
See Nassau BOCES Adult Education's program page: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy Technician Skills Certification (HH-193)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensborough Community College (CUNY) | Bayside, NY | 4 | Non-credit course | saturdays | $1,375 | |
| Lehman College (CUNY) Continuing Education | Bronx, NY | 7 | Non-credit course | phlebotomy I and Phlebotomy II: Advanced Clinical | ||
| SUNY Westchester Community College | Mount Vernon, NY | 9 | Non-credit course | tue/Thu Sept | Yes | $1,540 |
| Nassau Community College | Garden City, NY | 10 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | $1,895 | |
| City College of New York (CUNY) Continuing and Professional Studies | New York, NY | 11 | Non-credit course | Yes | $2,300 | |
| Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) | Brooklyn, NY | 12 | Non-credit course | fall 2026: Tue/Thu 6:00-9:00 PM | ||
| Nassau BOCES Adult Education | Westbury, NY | 13 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,595 | |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus, NJ | 18 | Non-credit course | 4 wk | Yes | $1,750 |
| American Institute (Clifton) | Clifton, NJ | 19 | Diploma | |||
| Rutgers School of Health Professions | Newark, NJ | 20 | Non-credit course | 26 wk | 100 hr | $1,600 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson, NJ | 21 | Non-credit course | $2,199 | ||
| CDE Career Institute | Paterson, NJ | 21 | Certificate | 4 wk | 30 hr | $800 |
| College of Staten Island (CUNY) Continuing Education | Staten Island, NY | 22 | Non-credit course | tue/Thu 6:30-9:30 PM | $1,765 | |
| Northeast Medical Institute | Stamford, CT | 23 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | Yes | $1,200 |
| Connecticut State Community College | Norwalk, CT | 29 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| ACI Medical & Dental School | Eatontown, NJ | 36 | Certificate | 14 wk | Yes | |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway, NJ | 38 | Certificate | 9 wk | ||
| Eastern Suffolk BOCES Adult Career and Technical Education | Holtsville, NY | 40 | Non-credit course | |||
| Middlesex College | Edison, NJ | 40 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| American Institute (Somerset) | Somerset, NJ | 41 | Diploma | |||
| Brookdale Community College | Freehold, NJ | 44 | Non-credit course | Yes | $2,249 | |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg, NJ | 48 | Non-credit course | october 1 - January 21 | Yes | $1,691 |
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 55 hospitals within 25 miles of Whitestone, NY, 51 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.
Queensborough Community College (CUNY) in Bayside, about 4 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician takes saturdays.
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), Lehman College (CUNY) Continuing Education (Bronx, evening) and SUNY Westchester Community College (Mount Vernon, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 13 programs nearby that do.
Ten of the 22 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Lehman College (CUNY) Continuing Education (NHA CPT), Nassau Community College (NHA CPT), Bergen Community College (NHA CPT) and Passaic County Community College (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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