Phlebotomy Technician
- Hours
- 48 lecture hours (PLAB 1023) plus 112-hour externship (PLAB 1064)
- Externship
- 112 hours
North Central Texas College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Saint Jo, TX. The closest is North Central Texas College in Gainesville, 25 miles away with a 112-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $370 (Red River Technology Center). The shortest is Red River Technology Center's about 8 weeks non-credit course.
Phlebotomy Technician
North Central Texas College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
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| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville, TX | 25 | Non-credit course | 112 hr | ||
| Red River Technology Center | Duncan, OK | 56 | Non-credit course | 8 wk | Yes | $370 |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | 56 | Non-credit course | 48 hr | $1,600 | |
| Vernon College | Wichita Falls, TX | 57 | Non-credit course | 60 hr | ||
| Collin College | McKinney, TX | 64 | Certificate | |||
| Tarrant County College | Fort Worth, TX | 68 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX | 70 | Certificate | 8 wk | Yes | |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | 79 | Diploma | 8 wk | ||
| Concorde Career College-Dallas | Dallas, TX | 80 | Diploma | 8 wk | ||
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | 80 | Non-credit course | 9 wk | Yes | $1,800 |
| Pontotoc Technology Center | Ada, OK | 87 | Non-credit course | january 11 - March 2 | 100 hr | $825 |
| Canadian Valley Technology Center | Chickasha, OK | 92 | Non-credit course | flexible start | Yes | $594 |
| Hill College | Cleburne, TX | 96 | Non-credit course | $493 |
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 Saint Jo, TX:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
North Central Texas College in Gainesville, about 25 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician and includes a 112-hour externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $370 at Red River Technology Center to $1,800 at Dallas College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Red River Technology Center's Phlebotomy takes about 8 weeks, the shortest stated length within 100 miles. Weatherford College (about one semester: 8 weeks on campus) is next.
Yes. Red River Technology Center (Duncan, evening), Vernon College (Wichita Falls, evening) and Pontotoc Technology Center (Ada, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 13 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Grayson College (NHA CPT), Weatherford College (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, AMT RPT and NCCT NCPT), Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie (NHA CPT) and Concorde Career College-Dallas (NHA CPT), 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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