Inova Phlebotomy School (Certificate of Completion)
- Length
- 10 weeks (part-time)
- Hours
- 140 hours
- Externship
- 80 hours
- Sticks required
- 100 successful venipunctures required to graduate
- Published cost
- $2,200 total (2027)
- Schedule
- Day
11 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Union Mill, VA, five of them within 25. The closest is Inova Phlebotomy School in Fairfax, 8 miles away: a certificate that takes 10 weeks with a 80-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $1,500 (Eastern Virginia Career College). The shortest is Eastern Virginia Career College's day school 6 weeks certificate.
Inova Phlebotomy School (Certificate of Completion)
Medical Education Campus, Springfield, VA · #10 in Virginia (33/100)
Career Studies Certificate in Phlebotomy
See Northern Virginia Community College's program page: Career Studies Certificate in Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Laurel Ridge Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning, Washington, DC
Phlebotomy Technician (Healthcare Pathway)
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Health Sciences Center, Silver Spring, MD · #14 in Maryland (33/100)
Phlebotomy Technician, Classroom (HHS034) and Clinical Internship (HHS115)
Phlebotomy Technician (Workforce Training Certificate)
Largo Campus, Center for Health Studies, Largo, MD · #4 in Maryland (58/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
See Prince George's Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomist Training Credential
Germanna Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomist Training Credential
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Phlebotomy School | Fairfax, VA | 8 | Certificate | 10 wk | 80 hr | $2,200 |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Springfield, VA | 11 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes | |
| Laurel Ridge Community College | Warrenton, VA | 20 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | ||
| University of the District of Columbia Community College | Washington, DC | 21 | Non-credit course | |||
| Montgomery College | Silver Spring, MD | 24 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | 40 hr | |
| College of Southern Maryland | La Plata, MD | 29 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Prince George's Community College | Largo, MD | 31 | Non-credit course | spring 2027: classroom Jan 20 - Apr 21 | Yes | |
| Germanna Community College | Fredericksburg, VA | 35 | Non-credit course | 40 wk | $3,000 | |
| Eastern Virginia Career College | Fredericksburg, VA | 38 | Certificate | 6 wk | $1,500 | |
| Howard Community College | Columbia, MD | 39 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,862 | |
| Frederick Community College | Frederick, MD | 48 | Non-credit course | 39 wk | Yes | $2,600 |
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 12 hospitals within 25 miles of Union Mill, VA, 11 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.
Inova Phlebotomy School in Fairfax, about 8 miles away. Inova Phlebotomy School (Certificate of Completion) takes 10 weeks and includes a 80-hour externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,500 at Eastern Virginia Career College to $3,000 at Germanna Community College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Eastern Virginia Career College's Phlebotomy Technician takes day school 6 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Inova Phlebotomy School (10 weeks) is next.
Yes. Montgomery College (Silver Spring, evening), Prince George's Community College (Largo, evening) and Eastern Virginia Career College (Fredericksburg, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 5 programs nearby that do.
Six of the 11 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Inova Phlebotomy School (ASCP PBT), Laurel Ridge Community College (NHA CPT), University of the District of Columbia Community College (NHA CPT) and Prince George's Community College (NHA CPT), and others.
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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