Seven phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Vesta, VA. The closest is Surry Community College in Dobson, 31 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 4 months with a 56-hour externship. 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.
PBT-3022C Phlebotomy Technician
Surry Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: PBT-3022C Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy Technician (FastForward)
See New River Community College's program page: Phlebotomy Technician (FastForward)
Phlebotomy Experience
Rockingham Community College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Experience
Career Studies Certificate (Health Professions), Phlebotomy
Career Studies Certificate in Phlebotomy
Open the Wytheville Community College course details: Career Studies Certificate in Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy
Wilkes Community College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy (Certificate)
See Forsyth Technical Community College's program page: Phlebotomy (Certificate)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surry Community College | Dobson, NC | 31 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 56 hr | $180 |
| New River Community College | Dublin, VA | 32 | Non-credit course | |||
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth, NC | 40 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke, VA | 42 | Certificate | 16 wk | Yes | $3,066 |
| Wytheville Community College | Wytheville, VA | 43 | Certificate | 32 wk | Yes | |
| Wilkes Community College | Sparta, NC | 45 | Non-credit course | 104 hr | $196 | |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC | 46 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | Yes |
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 Vesta, VA:
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Surry Community College in Dobson, about 31 miles away. PBT-3022C Phlebotomy Technician takes 4 months and includes a 56-hour 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), Virginia Western Community College (Roanoke, evening) and Wilkes Community College (Sparta, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Two of the seven programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Wytheville Community College (ASCP PBT) and Wilkes Community College (NHA CPT and 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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