Phlebotomy Experience
- Externship
- Includes clinical experiences
Rockingham Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Experience
Seven phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Spencer, VA, one of them within 25. The closest is Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, 20 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $180 (Surry Community College). The shortest is Virginia Western Community College's one semester: 16 weeks or 10 weeks certificate.
Phlebotomy Experience
Rockingham Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Experience
Greensboro Continuing Education Center, Greensboro, NC · #34 in North Carolina (50/100)
Phlebotomy Training Program
See Guilford Technical Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Training Program
Phlebotomy (Certificate)
Forsyth Technical Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy (Certificate)
PBT-3022C Phlebotomy Technician
Read Surry Community College's requirements: PBT-3022C Phlebotomy Technician
Caswell County Campus, Yanceyville, NC · #8 in North Carolina (84/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Open the Piedmont Community College course details: Phlebotomy Technician
Career Studies Certificate (Health Professions), Phlebotomy
Davidson Campus, Briggs Tech Building, Thomasville, NC · #39 in North Carolina (46/100)
Phlebotomy
See Davidson-Davie Community College's program page: Phlebotomy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth, NC | 20 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Guilford Technical Community College | Greensboro, NC | 37 | Non-credit course | Yes | $266 | |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC | 39 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | Yes | |
| Surry Community College | Dobson, NC | 41 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 56 hr | $180 |
| Piedmont Community College | Yanceyville, NC | 41 | Non-credit course | january 12 to May 15 | 80 hr | $537 |
| Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke, VA | 46 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes | $3,066 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville, NC | 49 | Non-credit course | 19 wk | $195 |
Phlebotomists in Virginia earned a median of $46,340 a year ($22 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $1,110 above the national median of $45,230. The middle half of Virginia's 3,600 phlebotomists earned between $40,010 and $49,900.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists one hospital within 25 miles of Spencer, VA:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, about 20 miles away. Phlebotomy Experience and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $180 at Surry Community College to $3,066 at Virginia Western Community College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Virginia Western Community College's Career Studies Certificate (Health Professions), Phlebotomy takes one semester: 16 weeks or 10 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Surry Community College (4 months) is next.
Yes. Surry Community College (Dobson, evening), Piedmont Community College (Yanceyville, evening) and Virginia Western Community College (Roanoke, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
Two of the seven programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Piedmont Community College (NHA CPT) and Davidson-Davie Community College (ASCP PBT).
A median of $46,340 a year, or $22 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 3,600 phlebotomists in Virginia. The national median was $45,230.
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