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Phlebotomy classes in West Virginia

West Virginia has 6 accredited campuses awarding phlebotomy credentials. If you finish and work as a phlebotomist in West Virginia, expect to start around $30,570–$37,770 and reach a median of $39,250 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,570 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $24,832 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What phlebotomists earn in West Virginia

$30,570starting (10th percentile)
$37,770early career (25th)
$39,250median, all experience
$44,570experienced (75th)
$46,130top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,530 employed in West Virginia. National median: $45,230.

Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned

6campuses in West Virginia
70credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (West Virginia)
$24,832median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BeaverBeckleyDunbarFairmontFosterPrinceton

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont Public 25 not reported not reported 42% not reported
Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton Public 17 not reported not reported 79% $10,248
Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley Public 16 not reported not reported 82% $18,803
Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar Public 10 not reported not reported 86% $9,351
Boone Career and Technical Center Foster Public 1 not reported not reported not reported not reported
New River Community and Technical College Beaver Public 1 not reported not reported 36% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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