Eight phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA), two of them within 25. The closest is Lehigh Carbon Community College in Tamaqua, 9 miles away: a non-credit course that takes about 8 to 9 weeks. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Monroe Career & Technical Institute). The shortest is WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program's seven weeks non-credit course.
2programs within 25 miles
8within 50 miles
$995lowest published cost
7 wkshortest program
$43,910median pay in Pennsylvania
School of Phlebotomy, 12-Week Standard Path
Non-credit courseOn campusNHA CPTAMT RPT
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Externship
- Clinical externship in outpatient lab patient service centers during the last week of the session
Read St. Luke's University Health Network School of Phlebotomy's requirements: School of Phlebotomy, 12-Week Standard Path
1403 Phlebotomy Technician
Non-credit courseOn campusNHA CPT
- Length
- September 9, 2026 - January 18, 2027; Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00 pm
- Published cost
- $995 per course (2026-27)
- Schedule
- Evening
Open the Monroe Career & Technical Institute course details: 1403 Phlebotomy Technician
School of Phlebotomy Diploma
DiplomaOn campusASCP PBT
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Externship
- Clinical rotation at Geisinger hospitals, clinic sites and with a mobile phlebotomy team; placement guaranteed
Geisinger School of Phlebotomy: dates, cost and how to apply: School of Phlebotomy Diploma
Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) Program
Non-credit courseOn campusASCP PBT
- Length
- About 13 weeks (classroom March 30-May 6, 2027; clinical May 10-June 25, 2027)
- Hours
- About 50 classroom hours
- Externship
- Up to 7 weeks of daytime clinical rotations in a certified outpatient lab at Reading Hospital
- Sticks required
- At least 100 successful unaided blood collections (venipunctures and skin punctures)
- Schedule
- Day
See Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences's program page: Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) Program
49 miles
Good Samaritan Hospital region (clinicals at Ephrata Community Hospital and Lebanon/Lancaster outpatient sites), Lebanon, PA · #3 in Pennsylvania (78/100)
Phlebotomy Training Program
Non-credit courseOn campusASCP PBT
- Length
- Seven weeks (two weeks classroom, then clinical rotations)
- Hours
- 85 classroom hours and 150 clinical hours
- Externship
- 150 hours
- Published cost
- $1,000 total (2027)
- Schedule
- Day
WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Training Program
Working as a Phlebotomist Near 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA)
Phlebotomists in Pennsylvania earned a median of $43,910 a year ($21 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $1,320 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Pennsylvania's 5,510 phlebotomists earned between $38,530 and $47,370.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists eight hospitals within 25 miles of 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA), seven of them general or critical-access hospitals:
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton Hazleton · 3 miles
- St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital Coaldale · 7 miles
- St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · 13 miles
- Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital Orwigsburg · 22 miles
- Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street Pottsville · 23 miles
- Wilkes-barre General Hospital Wilkes-barre · 24 miles
- Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center Wilkes-barre · 24 miles
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Wilkes Barre · 24 miles
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Questions About Phlebotomy Training Near 18216
Where is the closest phlebotomy program to 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA)?
Lehigh Carbon Community College in Tamaqua, about 9 miles away. Phlebotomy Comprehensive takes about 8 to 9 weeks and includes a clinical externship.
How much do phlebotomy classes cost near 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA)?
Published prices within 50 miles run from $995 at Monroe Career & Technical Institute to $2,199 at Northampton Community College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
What is the fastest phlebotomy program near 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA)?
WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program's Phlebotomy Training Program takes seven weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Lehigh Carbon Community College (about 8 to 9 weeks) is next.
Are there evening or weekend phlebotomy classes near 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA)?
Yes. Lehigh Carbon Community College (Tamaqua, evening), Northampton Community College (Tannersville, evening) and Monroe Career & Technical Institute (Bartonsville, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Which programs near 18216 (Beaver Meadows, PA) prepare you for certification?
Six of the eight programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Northampton Community College (AMT RPT), St. Luke's University Health Network School of Phlebotomy (NHA CPT and AMT RPT), Monroe Career & Technical Institute (NHA CPT) and Geisinger School of Phlebotomy (ASCP PBT), and others.
How much do phlebotomists make in Pennsylvania?
A median of $43,910 a year, or $21 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 5,510 phlebotomists in Pennsylvania. The national median was $45,230.