Eight phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Lagunitas, CA, four of them within 25. The closest is Petaluma Adult School in Petaluma, 16 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).
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Petaluma Adult School: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Program
KPSAHS, Richmond, CA · #10 in California (59/100)
Phlebotomy (Cert)
See Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences's program page: Phlebotomy (Cert)
John Adams Center, San Francisco, CA · #6 in California (66/100)
Phlebotomy Certificate of Accomplishment (HCT 104 Phlebotomy Technician)
Phlebotomy Training Academy - Rohnert Park, Rohnert Park, CA · #42 in California (30/100)
Phlebotomy Training Academy - Rohnert Park
Read Phlebotomy Training Academy's requirements: Phlebotomy Training Academy - Rohnert Park
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Open the South San Francisco Adult Education course details: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Fairfield program site (CALRegional, with Fairfield & Vallejo Adult Schools), Fairfield, CA · #55 in California (0/100)
Phlebotomy Technician
Vallejo Adult School: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
Clinical Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy (CMAP) Program
See Blake Austin College's program page: Clinical Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy (CMAP) Program
Phlebotomy Technician 1
Contra Costa Medical Career College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician 1 · 1 more program on the California page
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma Adult School | Petaluma, CA | 16 | Non-credit course | 3 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences | Richmond, CA | 21 | Certificate | 9 wk | 160 hr | $4,700 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | 22 | Certificate | 16 wk | 40 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Academy | Rohnert Park, CA | 23 | Non-credit course | mon-Thu morning or evening sessions | 40 hr | $2,250 |
| South San Francisco Adult Education | South San Francisco, CA | 30 | Non-credit course | |||
| Vallejo Adult School | Fairfield, CA | 40 | Non-credit course | |||
| Blake Austin College | Vacaville, CA | 46 | Diploma | Yes | ||
| Contra Costa Medical Career College | Antioch, CA | 49 | Certificate | 4 wk |
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 18 hospitals within 25 miles of Lagunitas, CA, 17 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.
Petaluma Adult School in Petaluma, about 16 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. Contra Costa Medical Career College (4 weeks) is next.
Yes. Petaluma Adult School (Petaluma, evening), City College of San Francisco (San Francisco, evening) and Phlebotomy Training Academy (Rohnert Park, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
Four of the eight 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), Blake Austin College (AMT RPT) and Contra Costa Medical Career College (NHA CPT).
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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