11 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Meadowbrook, CA, four of them within 25. The closest is Valley Adult School in Wildomar, 9 miles away: a non-credit course that takes january 25 - March 8 with a 40-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.
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Valley Adult School: dates, cost and how to apply: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
See AUMT Institute's program page: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
High Desert Medical College, Temecula, Temecula, CA · #26 in California (45/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
High Desert Medical College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Clinical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy (Certificate of Completion)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Open the CA Trade Academy course details: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician
Vista Adult School: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomy Training Specialists Westminster, Westminster, CA · #40 in California (32/100)
Phlebotomy Training
See Phlebotomy Training Specialists's program page: Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Charter Oak Adult Education admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 9 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 18 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 18 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 22 | Non-credit course | as quickly as two terms | 60 hr | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 29 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Vista Adult School | Vista, CA | 39 | Certificate | |||
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 41 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 41 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Escondido Adult School | Escondido, CA | 44 | Non-credit course | mon-Thu morning or evening sessions | 40 hr | $1,995 |
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 49 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 49 | 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 19 hospitals within 25 miles of Meadowbrook, 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.
Valley Adult School in Wildomar, about 9 miles away. FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program takes january 25 - March 8 and includes a 40-hour externship.
Published prices within 50 miles run from $1,995 at Phlebotomy Training Specialists to $2,995 at Charter Oak Adult Education. 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. AUMT Institute (Temecula, evening), CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend) and Phlebotomy Training Specialists (Westminster, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 7 programs nearby that do.
Four of the 11 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: AUMT Institute (California CPT I), Saddleback College (California CPT I), CA Trade Academy (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, NCCT NCPT, NPA and California CPT I) and Escondido Adult School (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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