Seven phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Rippon, WV, one of them within 25. The closest is Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Martinsburg, 11 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 4 months. Published prices nearby start at $1,000 (WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program). The shortest is Hagerstown Community College's seven weeks of on-campus instruction and skills learning non-credit course.
Blue Ridge CTC, Martinsburg, WV · #3 in West Virginia (58/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Certification Program
Phlebotomy Technician (Workforce Training Certificate)
Phlebotomy Pathway (Phlebotomy: Theoretical & Practical Applications and Phlebotomy Technician: Clinical Externship)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Read Laurel Ridge Community College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Gaithersburg Business Training Center, Gaithersburg, MD · #14 in Maryland (33/100)
Phlebotomy Technician, Classroom (HHS034) and Clinical Internship (HHS115)
Chambersburg Hospital region (Waynesboro Hospital and Franklin County sites), Chambersburg, PA · #3 in Pennsylvania (78/100)
Phlebotomy Training Program
Inova Phlebotomy School (Certificate of Completion)
See Inova Phlebotomy School's program page: Inova Phlebotomy School (Certificate of Completion)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg, WV | 11 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | Yes | |
| Frederick Community College | Frederick, MD | 25 | Non-credit course | 39 wk | Yes | $2,600 |
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown, MD | 26 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 100 hr | |
| Laurel Ridge Community College | Middletown, VA | 29 | Non-credit course | 13 wk | ||
| Montgomery College | Gaithersburg, MD | 38 | Non-credit course | 10 wk | 40 hr | |
| WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program | Chambersburg, PA | 44 | Non-credit course | 7 wk | 150 hr | $1,000 |
| Inova Phlebotomy School | Fairfax, VA | 45 | Certificate | 10 wk | 80 hr | $2,200 |
Phlebotomists in West Virginia earned a median of $39,250 a year ($19 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $5,980 below the national median of $45,230. The middle half of West Virginia's 1,530 phlebotomists earned between $37,770 and $44,570.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists four hospitals within 25 miles of Rippon, WV, three 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.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College in Martinsburg, about 11 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician Certification Program takes 4 months and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,000 at WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program to $2,600 at Frederick Community College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Hagerstown Community College's Phlebotomy Pathway (Phlebotomy: Theoretical & Practical Applications and Phlebotomy Technician: Clinical Externship) takes seven weeks of on-campus instruction and skills learning, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program (seven weeks) is next.
Yes. Frederick Community College (Frederick, evening) and Montgomery College (Gaithersburg, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Five of the seven programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (ASCP PBT), Frederick Community College (NHA CPT and ASCP PBT), Laurel Ridge Community College (NHA CPT) and WellSpan Health Phlebotomy Training Program (ASCP PBT), and others.
A median of $39,250 a year, or $19 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 1,530 phlebotomists in West Virginia. The national median was $45,230.
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