Phlebotomy Certificate
- Length
- Two semesters
- Hours
- 16.5 credits
- Externship
- 120 hours
- Published cost
- $6,308 total (2026)
Lake Area Technical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Certificate
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Carpenter, SD. The closest is Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, 42 miles away: a certificate that takes two semesters with a 120-hour externship. The shortest is Southeast Technical College's one semester certificate.
Phlebotomy Certificate
Lake Area Technical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Certificate
Brookings Main Campus, Brookings, SD · #4 in South Dakota (27/100)
Phlebotomy Certificate (Undergraduate)
See South Dakota State University's program page: Phlebotomy Certificate (Undergraduate)
Sioux Falls Campus (Terrence Sullivan Health Science Center), Sioux Falls, SD · #3 in South Dakota (40/100)
Phlebotomy Technician, Certificate
Southeast Technical College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician, Certificate
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Area Technical College | Watertown, SD | 42 | Certificate | 32 wk | 120 hr | $6,308 |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD | 61 | Certificate | |||
| Southeast Technical College | Sioux Falls, SD | 94 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes |
Phlebotomists in South Dakota earned a median of $39,560 a year ($19 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $5,670 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of South Dakota's 320 phlebotomists earned between $36,320 and $43,100.
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Lake Area Technical College in Watertown, about 42 miles away. Phlebotomy Certificate takes two semesters and includes a 120-hour externship.
Southeast Technical College's Phlebotomy Technician, Certificate takes one semester, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Lake Area Technical College (two semesters) is next.
One of the three programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: South Dakota State University (ASCP PBT).
A median of $39,560 a year, or $19 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 320 phlebotomists in South Dakota. The national median was $45,230.
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