Three phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Camp Meeker, CA, two of them within 25. The closest is Petaluma Adult School in Santa Rosa, 13 miles away: a non-credit course that takes as little as 3 weeks with a 40-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $2,250 (Phlebotomy Training Academy).
Santa Rosa site (CALRegional partnership), Santa Rosa, CA · #32 in California (38/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Petaluma Adult School: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Training Academy - Rohnert Park, Rohnert Park, CA · #42 in California (30/100)
Phlebotomy Training Academy - Rohnert Park
See Phlebotomy Training Academy's program page: Phlebotomy Training Academy - Rohnert Park
KPSAHS, Richmond, CA · #10 in California (59/100)
Phlebotomy (Cert)
Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences admission and start dates: Phlebotomy (Cert)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma Adult School | Santa Rosa, CA | 13 | Non-credit course | 3 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Phlebotomy Training Academy | Rohnert Park, CA | 15 | Non-credit course | mon-Thu morning or evening sessions | 40 hr | $2,250 |
| Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences | Richmond, CA | 48 | Certificate | 9 wk | 160 hr | $4,700 |
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 five hospitals within 25 miles of Camp Meeker, CA:
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.
Petaluma Adult School in Santa Rosa, about 13 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician Program takes as little as 3 weeks and includes a 40-hour externship.
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.
Petaluma Adult School's Phlebotomy Technician Program takes as little as 3 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (9 weeks) is next.
Yes. Petaluma Adult School (Santa Rosa, evening) and Phlebotomy Training Academy (Rohnert Park, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions.
One of the three programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (California CPT I).
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.
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