Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate)
- Hours
- PHB 152 and PHB 170, 4 credits total
Six phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Shoals, WV, one of them within 25. The closest is Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, 12 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $1,792 (Scioto County Career Technical Center). The shortest is Big Sandy Community and Technical College's 12 weeks non-credit course.
Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate)
Phlebotomy Technician
See Ben Franklin Career Center's program page: Phlebotomy Technician
BridgeValley CTC, South Charleston, WV · #2 in West Virginia (78/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Non-Credit Program
Boone Career & Technical Center, Foster, WV · #4 in West Virginia (50/100)
Phlebotomy
Read Boone Career and Technical Center's requirements: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy
Open the Scioto County Career Technical Center course details: Phlebotomy
Big Sandy CTC, Prestonsburg, KY · #8 in Kentucky (33/100)
Phlebotomy
Big Sandy Community and Technical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland, KY | 12 | Certificate | |||
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar, WV | 41 | Non-credit course | 14 wk | 120 hr | |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | South Charleston, WV | 42 | Non-credit course | 120 hr | $2,000 | |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster, WV | 43 | Non-credit course | 17 wk | 120 hr | |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville, OH | 47 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,792 | |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg, KY | 48 | Non-credit course | 12 wk | Yes |
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 three hospitals within 25 miles of Shoals, WV, two 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.
Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, about 12 miles away. Phlebotomy (Workforce Solutions training; Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker Certificate).
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,792 at Scioto County Career Technical Center to $2,000 at BridgeValley Community and Technical College. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College's Phlebotomy takes 12 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Ben Franklin Career Center (14 weeks) is next.
Yes. Ben Franklin Career Center (Dunbar, evening), Boone Career and Technical Center (Foster, evening) and Scioto County Career Technical Center (Lucasville, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Three of the six programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Ben Franklin Career Center (NHA CPT), BridgeValley Community and Technical College (NHA CPT) and Scioto County Career Technical Center (NHA CPT).
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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