Three phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Clayton, TX, one of them within 25. The closest is Panola College in Carthage, 10 miles away: a non-credit course that takes two sessions: Session I classroom Tuesdays 5:00-8:15 PM with a 150-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $875 (Kilgore College). The shortest is Kilgore College's 12 weeks non-credit course.
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| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | 10 | Non-credit course | two sessions: Session I classroom Tuesdays 5:00-8:15 PM | 150 hr | $1,388 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | 30 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | $875 | |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | 50 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,999 |
Phlebotomists in Texas earned a median of $40,450 a year ($19 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $4,780 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Texas's 12,820 phlebotomists earned between $36,560 and $47,690.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists two hospitals within 25 miles of Clayton, TX:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Panola College in Carthage, about 10 miles away. Phlebotomy takes two sessions: Session I classroom Tuesdays 5:00-8:15 PM and includes a 150-hour externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $875 at Kilgore College to $1,999 at Tyler Junior College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Yes. Panola College (Carthage, evening) and Kilgore College (Kilgore, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Three of the three programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Panola College (NHA CPT), Kilgore College (NHA CPT) and Tyler Junior College (ASCP PBT).
A median of $40,450 a year, or $19 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 12,820 phlebotomists in Texas. The national median was $45,230.
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