Phlebotomy
- Length
- One semester
- Hours
- 116 contact hours (PLAB 1023 classroom 68, PLAB 1062 clinical 48)
- Externship
- 48 hours
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Etoile, TX. The closest is Angelina College in Lufkin, 19 miles away: a non-credit course that takes one semester with a 48-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $550 (Lamar State College Orange). The shortest is Kilgore College's 12 weeks non-credit course.
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Phlebotomy Technician Program
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Phlebotomy, Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS)
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Phlebotomy Program (Certificate of Completion)
Lamar State College Orange admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Program (Certificate of Completion)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | 19 | Non-credit course | 16 wk | 48 hr | |
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | 55 | Non-credit course | two sessions: Session I classroom Tuesdays 5:00-8:15 PM | 150 hr | $1,388 |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | 76 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | $875 | |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | 85 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,999 | |
| Southern University at Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | 88 | Certificate | 16 wk | ||
| Texas Healthtech Institute | Beaumont, TX | 90 | Diploma | Yes | ||
| Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City, LA | 92 | Certificate | 17 wk | Yes | |
| Lamar State College Orange | Orange, TX | 94 | Non-credit course | feb 9 to Mar 30 | 48 hr | $550 |
| Lone Star College | Conroe, TX | 96 | Non-credit course |
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 three hospitals within 25 miles of Etoile, TX, two 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.
Angelina College in Lufkin, about 19 miles away. Phlebotomy takes one semester and includes a 48-hour externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $550 at Lamar State College Orange 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.
Kilgore College's Phlebotomy takes 12 weeks, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Angelina College (one semester) is next.
Yes. Panola College (Carthage, evening), Kilgore College (Kilgore, evening) and Bossier Parish Community College (Bossier City, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Five of the nine programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Panola College (NHA CPT), Kilgore College (NHA CPT), Tyler Junior College (ASCP PBT) and Bossier Parish Community College (ASCP PBT), and others.
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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