17 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Foothill Ranch, CA, four of them within 25. The closest is Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 4 miles away: a non-credit course that takes as quickly as two terms with a 60-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Blue Haven Career College). 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)
Phlebotomy Training Specialists Westminster, Westminster, CA · #40 in California (32/100)
Phlebotomy Training
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FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Valley Adult School admission and start dates: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician Program
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Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
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Trades, Technology, and Community Learning Campus (formerly PCC), Long Beach, CA · #50 in California (11/100)
Phlebotomy
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Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
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Phlebotomy Technician
Healthcare Career College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 4 | Non-credit course | as quickly as two terms | 60 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 20 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 24 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 25 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 28 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 30 | Certificate | |||
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 31 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 32 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 32 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 33 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 33 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 34 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Vista Adult School | Vista, CA | 43 | Certificate | |||
| Blue Haven Career College | Los Angeles, CA | 43 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | $995 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College | Los Angeles, CA | 43 | Certificate | |||
| Pro Med Career Institute | Los Angeles, CA | 49 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| UCLA Center for Prehospital Care | Los Angeles, CA | 49 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | Yes | $2,475 |
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 31 hospitals within 25 miles of Foothill Ranch, CA, 28 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 4 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 $995 at Blue Haven Career College 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. Blue Haven Career College (2-week) is next.
Yes. Phlebotomy Training Specialists (Westminster, evening and weekend), CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend) and Allied Professional Institute (Long Beach, weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 10 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 17 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Saddleback College (California CPT I), CA Trade Academy (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, NCCT NCPT, NPA and California CPT I), Healthcare Career College (California CPT I) and Downey Adult School (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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