Nine phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Lockbourne, OH, five of them within 25. The closest is Columbus State Community College in Columbus, 11 miles away: a certificate that takes 2 semesters with a 100-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $750 (Clark State College). The shortest is Ohio School of Phlebotomy's 7 weeks non-credit course.
Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Columbus State Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Fairfield County Workforce Center, Carroll, OH · #50 in Ohio (0/100)
Phlebotomy Technician course
7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without)
Ohio School of Phlebotomy admission and start dates: 7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without) · 1 more program on the Ohio page
Phlebotomy Training
Read Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Columbus's requirements: Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy Certificate (Short-Term Certificate)
Pickaway-Ross Adult Education (Industrial Drive), Chillicothe, OH · #27 in Ohio (54/100)
Phlebotomy
Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy - Workforce
See Clark State College's program page: Phlebotomy - Workforce
Tri-County Career Center, Nelsonville, OH · #14 in Ohio (60/100)
Phlebotomy
Tri-County Adult Career Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus, OH | 11 | Certificate | 32 wk | 100 hr | |
| Ohio University Lancaster - Fairfield County Workforce Center | Carroll, OH | 15 | Non-credit course | |||
| Ohio School of Phlebotomy | Columbus, OH | 17 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 40 hr | $900 |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Columbus | Columbus, OH | 19 | Non-credit course | $925 | ||
| Central Ohio Technical College | Pataskala, OH | 20 | Certificate | 16 wk | 50 hr | |
| Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center | Chillicothe, OH | 33 | Non-credit course | january 14 - March 11 | Yes | $1,551 |
| Clark State College | Springfield, OH | 43 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | Yes | $750 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center | Nelsonville, OH | 47 | Non-credit course | 60 hr | $2,205 | |
| Knox County Career Center (Knox Technical Center) | Mount Vernon, OH | 48 | Non-credit course | 26 wk | 40 hr |
Phlebotomists in Ohio earned a median of $39,770 a year ($19 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $5,460 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Ohio's 5,120 phlebotomists earned between $37,800 and $46,520.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists 13 hospitals within 25 miles of Lockbourne, OH, 12 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.
Columbus State Community College in Columbus, about 11 miles away. Phlebotomy Certificate Program takes 2 semesters and includes a 100-hour externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $750 at Clark State College to $2,205 at Tri-County Adult Career Center. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Ohio School of Phlebotomy's 7-Week Phlebotomy (PLB with externship; CPT track without) takes 7 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Clark State College (13 weeks) is next.
Yes. Ohio University Lancaster - Fairfield County Workforce Center (Carroll, evening), Phlebotomy Training Specialists - Columbus (Columbus, evening and weekend) and Clark State College (Springfield, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
Six of the nine programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Columbus State Community College (ASCP PBT), Ohio School of Phlebotomy (NHA CPT), Central Ohio Technical College (NCCT NCPT) and Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center (NHA CPT), and others.
A median of $39,770 a year, or $19 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 5,120 phlebotomists in Ohio. The national median was $45,230.
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