The closest is Butler County Community College in Butler, 51 miles away: a non-credit course that takes six weeks of classes plus clinical within a 90-day window with a 100-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $750 (UPMC Altoona Phlebotomy Program).
Butler Memorial Hospital (classroom), Butler, PA · #7 in Pennsylvania (61/100)
Phlebotomy
Butler County Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Program
See UPMC Altoona Phlebotomy Program's program page: Phlebotomy Program
GACTC, Altoona, PA · #18 in Pennsylvania (55/100)
Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Certificate Program
Richland Campus, Johnstown, PA · #17 in Pennsylvania (55/100)
Phlebotomy
Read Pennsylvania Highlands Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy (Workforce) (Microcredential)
Open the Jamestown Community College course details: Phlebotomy (Workforce) (Microcredential)
Youngwood Campus, Youngwood, PA · #1 in Pennsylvania (84/100)
Phlebotomy/Specimen Processing Certificate
South Campus, West Mifflin, PA · #6 in Pennsylvania (62/100)
Phlebotomist Diploma
See Community College of Allegheny County's program page: Phlebotomist Diploma
Phlebotomy Micro-Credential
Community College of Beaver County admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Micro-Credential
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Community College | Butler, PA | 51 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | 100 hr | $995 |
| UPMC Altoona Phlebotomy Program | Altoona, PA | 53 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | Yes | $750 |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Altoona, PA | 54 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,700 | |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Johnstown, PA | 59 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 100 hr | $1,500 |
| Jamestown Community College | Jamestown, NY | 67 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood, PA | 69 | Certificate | 8 wk | 224 hr | |
| Community College of Allegheny County | West Mifflin, PA | 70 | Diploma | Yes | ||
| Community College of Beaver County | Monaca, PA | 74 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes | |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Hermitage, PA | 75 | Diploma | Yes | ||
| Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania | Erie, PA | 87 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington, PA | 93 | Diploma | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Laurel Business Institute | Uniontown, PA | 94 | Diploma | Yes | ||
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | Lisbon, OH | 95 | Non-credit course | 9 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) | Jefferson, OH | 99 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,250 |
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 four hospitals within 25 miles of Jefferson County, PA:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Butler County Community College in Butler, about 51 miles away. Phlebotomy takes six weeks of classes plus clinical within a 90-day window and includes a 100-hour externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $750 at UPMC Altoona Phlebotomy Program to $1,700 at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Butler County Community College's Phlebotomy takes six weeks of classes plus clinical within a 90-day window, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. UPMC Altoona Phlebotomy Program (6 weeks) is next.
Yes. Butler County Community College (Butler, evening), Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (Johnstown, evening) and Penn Commercial Business/Technical School (Washington, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 5 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 14 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: UPMC Altoona Phlebotomy Program (NHA CPT), Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (NHA CPT), Westmoreland County Community College (AMT RPT) and Community College of Allegheny County (ASCP PBT), and others.
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.
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