Ten phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Canyon, CA, four of them within 25. The closest is Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences in Richmond, 11 miles away: a certificate that takes 9 weeks with a 160-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $2,250 (Phlebotomy Training Academy). The shortest is Petaluma Adult School's as little as 3 weeks non-credit course.
4programs within 25 miles
10within 50 miles
$2,250lowest published cost
3 wkshortest program
$56,040median pay in California
Phlebotomy Technician 1
CertificateOn campusNHA CPT
- Length
- 4 weeks, 5 weeks (weekends only) or 10 weeks
- Hours
- 120 clock hours (40 lecture, 80 practical training); 7 quarter credit hours
- Schedule
- Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Read Contra Costa Medical Career College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician 1 · 1 more program on the California page
30 miles
Fairfield program site (CALRegional, with Fairfield & Vallejo Adult Schools), Fairfield, CA · #55 in California (0/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Non-credit courseOn campus
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Open the Vallejo Adult School course details: Phlebotomy Technician
Clinical Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy (CMAP) Program
DiplomaOn campusAMT RPT
- Hours
- 920 total hours
- Externship
- Over 200 hours of externship split between phlebotomy and clinical medical assisting placements
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); graduates eligible to apply for CPT1 through CDPH
Blake Austin College: dates, cost and how to apply: Clinical Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy (CMAP) Program
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Non-credit courseOn campusExam fee included
- Length
- As little as 3 weeks
- Hours
- 72 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on training
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Published cost
- $2,995 total (2026-27)
- Schedule
- Day and Evening
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
See Petaluma Adult School's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Lab Assistant, EKG Technician / Phlebotomist
DiplomaOn campusNCCT NCPTCalifornia CPT IIncludes EKG
- Length
- As few as 9 months (about five hours a day, Monday through Thursday)
- Hours
- 720 clock hours (seven 80-hour modules plus 160-hour externship)
- Externship
- 160 hours
- Sticks required
- Minimum of 50 successful blood draws and 10 successful skin punctures
- Schedule
- Day and Evening
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); leads to CPT I
Institute for Business and Technology admission and start dates: Lab Assistant, EKG Technician / Phlebotomist
Working as a Phlebotomist Near Canyon
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 38 hospitals within 25 miles of Canyon, CA, 36 of them general or critical-access hospitals:
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · 3 miles
- Highland Hospital Oakland · 3 miles
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley · 5 miles
- Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland · 5 miles
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Oakland · 5 miles
- Alameda Hospital Alameda · 7 miles
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · 8 miles
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · 8 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 Canyon
Where is the closest phlebotomy program to Canyon, CA?
Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences in Richmond, about 11 miles away. Phlebotomy (Cert) takes 9 weeks and includes a 160-hour externship.
How much do phlebotomy classes cost near Canyon, 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 Canyon, CA?
Petaluma Adult School's Phlebotomy Technician Program takes as little as 3 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Contra Costa Medical Career College (4 weeks) is next.
Are there evening or weekend phlebotomy classes near Canyon, CA?
Yes. City College of San Francisco (San Francisco, evening), Contra Costa Medical Career College (Antioch, weekend) and Petaluma Adult School (Petaluma, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 6 programs nearby that do.
Which programs near Canyon, CA prepare you for certification?
Five of the ten programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (California CPT I), City College of San Francisco (NHA CPT and California CPT I), Contra Costa Medical Career College (NHA CPT) and Blake Austin College (AMT RPT), 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.