7 accredited schools across the Cleveland metro area trained 84 phlebotomists in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Public career school in Jefferson that reported 28 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Cuyahoga County graduated 23 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,736 ($8,736 out of state).
10 Phlebotomy credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
This public career school in Cuyahoga County graduated 8 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $1,499 for a program of about 4 months.
This public four-year institution in Lorain County graduated 7 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,655 ($8,250 out of state).
Public two-year college in Kirtland that reported 4 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,322 ($8,685 out of state).
This public career school in Lorain County graduated 4 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $3,805 for a program of about 5 months.
7 accredited schools in the Cleveland, OH metro area graduated 84 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. The largest was Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus with 28.
Among schools that published a program price, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville listed the lowest total: $1,499 for tuition, books and supplies.
Phlebotomists in the Cleveland, OH metro earn a median $39,750 a year ($19.11/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,770 statewide and $45,230 nationally.
Many phlebotomy programs are short certificates, often a few weeks to a few months, including a required number of supervised blood draws.