Two phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Venus, PA. The closest is Butler County Community College in Butler, 41 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 Diploma
See Laurel Technical Institute's program page: Phlebotomy Diploma
Phlebotomy (Workforce) (Microcredential)
Jamestown Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy (Workforce) (Microcredential)
Phlebotomy Certificate
Read Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania's requirements: Phlebotomy Certificate
Phlebotomy Micro-Credential
Open the Community College of Beaver County course details: Phlebotomy Micro-Credential
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Phlebotomy
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech): dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
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Phlebotomist Diploma
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Phlebotomy Technician
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Community College | Butler, PA | 41 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | 100 hr | $995 |
| Laurel Technical Institute | Hermitage, PA | 50 | Diploma | Yes | ||
| Jamestown Community College | Jamestown, NY | 52 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania | Erie, PA | 59 | Certificate | Yes | ||
| Community College of Beaver County | Monaca, PA | 64 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes | |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) | Jefferson, OH | 69 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,250 | |
| Community College of Allegheny County | West Mifflin, PA | 72 | Diploma | Yes | ||
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | Lisbon, OH | 78 | Non-credit course | 9 wk | Yes | $1,500 |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood, PA | 79 | Certificate | 8 wk | 224 hr | |
| UPMC Altoona Phlebotomy Program | Altoona, PA | 82 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | Yes | $750 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Johnstown, PA | 82 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 100 hr | $1,500 |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Altoona, PA | 84 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,700 | |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington, PA | 92 | Diploma | 12 wk | Yes | |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland, OH | 96 | Certificate | 8 wk | Yes |
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 three hospitals within 25 miles of Venus, 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 41 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), Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) (Jefferson, evening) and Columbiana County Career and Technical Center (Lisbon, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Eight of the 14 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania (NHA CPT), Community College of Allegheny County (ASCP PBT), Columbiana County Career and Technical Center (NCCT NCPT) and Westmoreland County Community College (AMT RPT), 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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