Five phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Forest Falls, CA. The closest is Victor Valley College in Victorville, 35 miles away. The shortest is CA Trade Academy's one or two weekends of classes plus clinical training non-credit course.
Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
Victor Valley College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
See Valley Adult School's program page: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician Program
CA Trade Academy admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician Program
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)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA | 35 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 39 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 39 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 43 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 43 | Certificate | 5 wk | 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 13 hospitals within 25 miles of Forest Falls, 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.
Victor Valley College in Victorville, about 35 miles away. Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030) and includes a clinical externship.
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. CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend) and AUMT Institute (Temecula, evening) run evening or weekend sessions.
Two of the five programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: CA Trade Academy (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, NCCT NCPT, NPA and California CPT I) and AUMT Institute (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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