13 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Birds Landing, CA, three of them within 25. The closest is Contra Costa Medical Career College in Antioch, 12 miles away: a certificate that takes 4 weeks. Published prices nearby start at $2,250 (Phlebotomy Training Academy). The shortest is San Juan Adult Education's february 1 - April 7 non-credit course.
3programs within 25 miles
13within 50 miles
$2,250lowest published cost
3 wkshortest program
$56,040median pay in California
Phlebotomy (Cert)
CertificateOn campusCalifornia CPT I
- Length
- 9 weeks (2 months); weeks 1-4 classroom four days a week, weeks 5-8 full-time clinical
- Hours
- 288 hours
- Externship
- 160 hours
- Published cost
- $4,700 total
- Schedule
- Day
- State approval
- Approved by the California Department of Public Health, Laboratory Field Services; leads to CPT I
Read Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences's requirements: Phlebotomy (Cert)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Non-credit courseOn campusExam fee included
- Length
- 3-12 weeks
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Schedule
- Day, Evening and Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); graduates who pass the exam may apply for CPT1 through CDPH Laboratory Field Services
Open the CALRegional Training Institute course details: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician (Phlebotomy Program including CPR Certification)
Non-credit courseOn campus
- Length
- 6 weeks (evening Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30 pm; day Mon-Fri 9:00 am-1:00 pm)
- Published cost
- $2,995 total (2026-27)
- Schedule
- Day and Evening
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician (Phlebotomy Program including CPR Certification)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Non-credit courseOn campus
- Length
- February 1 - April 7, 2027, Monday-Thursday 4:30-8:00 pm (advertised as little as 3 weeks)
- Published cost
- $2,995 total (2026-27)
- Schedule
- Evening
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
See San Juan Adult Education's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Certificate of Accomplishment (HCT 104 Phlebotomy Technician)
CertificateOn campusNHA CPTCalifornia CPT I
- Length
- Minimum one semester
- Hours
- 20 basic and 20 advanced lecture hours plus 40 clinical hours
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Sticks required
- 50 venipunctures, 10 skin punctures and observation of one arterial puncture
- Schedule
- Day and Evening
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); meets California regulatory requirements for phlebotomy technicians, leads to CPT I
City College of San Francisco admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Certificate of Accomplishment (HCT 104 Phlebotomy Technician)
Working as a Phlebotomist Near Birds Landing
Phlebotomists in California earned a median of $56,040 a year ($27 an hour) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey, $10,810 above the national median of $45,230. The middle half of California's 13,520 phlebotomists earned between $47,800 and $62,790.
Hospitals hire phlebotomists, and so do outpatient labs, blood banks and clinics. Medicare lists 11 hospitals within 25 miles of Birds Landing, CA, ten of them general or critical-access hospitals:
- 60th Medical Group (Travis Afb) Travis Afb · 10 miles
- Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch · 11 miles
- Northbay Medical Center Fairfield · 13 miles
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · 13 miles
- John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord · 16 miles
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · 18 miles
- John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek · 19 miles
- Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez · 19 miles
California sets its own rule. California requires a state phlebotomy certificate from the Department of Public Health before you draw blood as a phlebotomist. There are three levels: Limited Phlebotomy Technician for skin punctures, CPT I for skin punctures and venipuncture, and CPT II, which adds arterial punctures. Phlebotomy license requirements by state
Sources: BLS OEWS, phlebotomists (SOC 31-9097), May 2025; CMS Hospital General Information (data.cms.gov), distances measured from ZIP centroids.
Questions About Phlebotomy Training Near Birds Landing
Where is the closest phlebotomy program to Birds Landing, CA?
Contra Costa Medical Career College in Antioch, about 12 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician 1 takes 4 weeks.
How much do phlebotomy classes cost near Birds Landing, CA?
Published prices within 50 miles run from $2,250 at Phlebotomy Training Academy to $4,700 at Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
What is the fastest phlebotomy program near Birds Landing, CA?
San Juan Adult Education's Phlebotomy Technician Program takes february 1 - April 7, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Petaluma Adult School (as little as 3 weeks) is next.
Are there evening or weekend phlebotomy classes near Birds Landing, CA?
Yes. Contra Costa Medical Career College (Antioch, weekend), CALRegional Training Institute (Stockton, evening and weekend) and Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center (Sacramento, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 9 programs nearby that do.
Which programs near Birds Landing, CA prepare you for certification?
Six of the 13 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Contra Costa Medical Career College (NHA CPT), Blake Austin College (AMT RPT), Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (California CPT I) and City College of San Francisco (NHA CPT and California CPT I), and others.
How much do phlebotomists make in California?
A median of $56,040 a year, or $27 an hour, in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 survey of 13,520 phlebotomists in California. The national median was $45,230.