14 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Talmage, PA, three of them within 25. The closest is Lancaster County Career & Technology Center in Willow Street, 11 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 15 weeks. Published prices nearby start at $1,000 (WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program). The shortest is Harcum College's one-semester lecture course certificate.
Willow Street Campus, Willow Street, PA · #30 in Pennsylvania (25/100)
Phlebotomy
Lancaster County Career & Technology Center: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
Good Samaritan Hospital region (clinicals at Ephrata Community Hospital and Lebanon/Lancaster outpatient sites), Lebanon, PA · #3 in Pennsylvania (78/100)
Phlebotomy Training Program
See WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program's program page: Phlebotomy Training Program
Reading Hospital, West Reading, PA · #15 in Pennsylvania (58/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) Program
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Read Harrisburg Area Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomist
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate Program
Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
See Central Penn College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Certificate
Phlebotomy Technician
Harford Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County Career & Technology Center | Willow Street, PA | 11 | Non-credit course | 15 wk | ||
| WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program | Lebanon, PA | 19 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 150 hr | $1,000 |
| Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences | West Reading, PA | 21 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | Yes | |
| Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA | 37 | Non-credit course | 14 wk | Yes | $1,975 |
| Cecil College | North East, MD | 38 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Delaware Technical Community College | Newark, DE | 39 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Central Penn College | Summerdale, PA | 40 | Certificate | 39 wk | Yes | |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air, MD | 41 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,885 | |
| Delaware County Community College | Media, PA | 45 | Non-credit course | 11 wk | $1,295 | |
| Harcum College | Bryn Mawr, PA | 47 | Certificate | 3 wk | 100 hr | |
| North Montco Technical Career Center | Lansdale, PA | 49 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,360 | |
| Montgomery County Community College | Blue Bell, PA | 49 | Certificate | 16 wk | ||
| Lehigh Carbon Community College | Tamaqua, PA | 50 | Non-credit course | 9 wk | Yes | $1,650 |
| Community College of Baltimore County | Hunt Valley, MD | 50 | Non-credit course | 80 hr | $2,302 |
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 ten hospitals within 25 miles of Talmage, PA, eight 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.
Lancaster County Career & Technology Center in Willow Street, about 11 miles away. Phlebotomy takes 15 weeks.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,000 at WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program to $2,302 at Community College of Baltimore County. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Harcum College's Phlebotomy Certificate Program takes one-semester lecture course, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program (seven weeks) is next.
Yes. Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (Willow Street, evening), Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, evening) and Cecil College (North East, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 8 programs nearby that do.
11 of the 14 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Lancaster County Career & Technology Center (NHA CPT), WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program (ASCP PBT), Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences (ASCP PBT) and Harrisburg Area Community College (NHA CPT), 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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