14 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Capistrano Beach, CA, one of them within 25. The closest is Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 11 miles away: a non-credit course that takes as quickly as two terms with a 60-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $1,995 (Phlebotomy Training Specialists). The shortest is CA Trade Academy's one or two weekends of classes plus clinical training non-credit course.
Clinical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy (Certificate of Completion)
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
See Valley Adult School's program page: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Training Specialists Westminster, Westminster, CA · #40 in California (32/100)
Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy Training Specialists admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Training
Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
Read AUMT Institute's requirements: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
High Desert Medical College, Temecula, Temecula, CA · #26 in California (45/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Open the High Desert Medical College course details: Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Phlebotomy Technician
Vista Adult School: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
See Allied Professional Institute's program page: Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
Trades, Technology, and Community Learning Campus (formerly PCC), Long Beach, CA · #50 in California (11/100)
Phlebotomy
Long Beach City College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 11 | Non-credit course | as quickly as two terms | 60 hr | |
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 25 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 28 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 31 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 31 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Vista Adult School | Vista, CA | 32 | Certificate | |||
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 35 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 37 | Certificate | |||
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 40 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 42 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Escondido Adult School | Escondido, CA | 42 | Non-credit course | mon-Thu morning or evening sessions | 40 hr | $1,995 |
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 43 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 45 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 47 | Non-credit course | 40 hr |
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 15 hospitals within 25 miles of Capistrano Beach, CA, 12 of them general or critical-access hospitals:
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.
Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, about 11 miles away. Clinical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy (Certificate of Completion) takes as quickly as two terms and includes a 60-hour externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,995 at Phlebotomy Training Specialists to $5,999 at Downey Adult School. Each is the whole-program price the school lists; most leave out the certification exam fee, scrubs, a background check and immunizations.
CA Trade Academy's Phlebotomy Technician Program takes one or two weekends of classes plus clinical training, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. High Desert Medical College (5 weeks) is next.
Yes. Phlebotomy Training Specialists (Westminster, evening and weekend), AUMT Institute (Temecula, evening) and Allied Professional Institute (Long Beach, weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 8 programs nearby that do.
Six of the 14 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Saddleback College (California CPT I), AUMT Institute (California CPT I), CA Trade Academy (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, NCCT NCPT, NPA and California CPT I) and Healthcare Career College (California CPT I), and others.
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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