12 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Newbury Park, CA, three of them within 25. The closest is Conejo Valley Adult Education in Thousand Oaks, 3 miles away: a non-credit course that takes basic Phlebotomy 9/15/26-10/15/26 with a 40-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Blue Haven Career College). The shortest is Los Angeles Career College's 2 weeks certificate.
3programs within 25 miles
12within 50 miles
$995lowest published cost
2 wkshortest program
$56,040median pay in California
CPT 1 Phlebotomy Training Program
Non-credit courseOn campusNHA CPTCalifornia CPT I
- Externship
- Externship placement immediately after classroom training
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); eligibility for CPT 1 license
Read ABO Phlebotomy School's requirements: CPT 1 Phlebotomy Training Program
Phlebotomy Technician I
CertificateOn campus
- Length
- 6 weeks (morning/evening); 11 weeks (weekends)
- Externship
- Externship included
- Schedule
- Day, Evening and Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Open the Galaxy Medical College course details: Phlebotomy Technician I
CDPH Approved Phlebotomy Training Program
CertificateOn campusNHA CPT
- Length
- 2 weeks of training plus externship
- Hours
- 80 hours (40 didactic, 40 lab/practical) plus 40-hour externship
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Sticks required
- 50 venipunctures and 10 skin punctures
- Published cost
- $2,000 total (2026)
- Schedule
- Day, Evening and Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); leads to CPT I
Los Angeles Career College: dates, cost and how to apply: CDPH Approved Phlebotomy Training Program
Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 1)
Non-credit courseOn campusNHA CPT
- Length
- Classroom: three consecutive Saturday/Sunday weekends (8 am-5 pm); externship Monday-Friday for 1-2 weeks, within 120 days
- Hours
- 88 hours: 48 classroom hours and 40 clinical hours
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Sticks required
- At least 50 venipunctures and 10 skin punctures during the clinical hours
- Schedule
- Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); leads to the California CPT 1 license ($100 state fee paid to CDPH)
See Pro Med Career Institute's program page: Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 1)
Licensed Phlebotomist Course
Non-credit courseHybrid
- Length
- Six weeks of didactic instruction (Tue and Thu 6-10 pm lectures; Saturday or Sunday 8 am-6 pm skills lab); clinical rotations may run up to two months
- Externship
- Clinical rotations at UCLA hospitals and affiliated community clinics after passing the skills final exam
- Published cost
- $2,475 total (2026-27)
- Schedule
- Evening and Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care admission and start dates: Licensed Phlebotomist Course
Working as a Phlebotomist Near Newbury Park
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 ten hospitals within 25 miles of Newbury Park, CA:
- Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks · 3 miles
- Adventist Health Simi Valley Simi Valley · 11 miles
- St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard · 15 miles
- UCLA West Valley Medical Center West Hills · 16 miles
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · 18 miles
- Ventura County Medical Center Ventura · 19 miles
- Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura Ventura · 19 miles
- Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana · 22 miles
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.
Questions About Phlebotomy Training Near Newbury Park
Where is the closest phlebotomy program to Newbury Park, CA?
Conejo Valley Adult Education in Thousand Oaks, about 3 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician (Basic Phlebotomy and Advanced Phlebotomy) takes basic Phlebotomy 9/15/26-10/15/26 and includes a 40-hour externship.
How much do phlebotomy classes cost near Newbury Park, CA?
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.
What is the fastest phlebotomy program near Newbury Park, CA?
Los Angeles Career College's CDPH Approved Phlebotomy Training Program takes 2 weeks, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Pro Med Career Institute (classroom: three consecutive Saturday/Sunday weekends) is next.
Are there evening or weekend phlebotomy classes near Newbury Park, CA?
Yes. Conejo Valley Adult Education (Thousand Oaks, evening), Ventura Training Institute (Camarillo, evening) and Galaxy Medical College (North Hollywood, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 8 programs nearby that do.
Which programs near Newbury Park, CA prepare you for certification?
Eight of the 12 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Conejo Valley Adult Education (NHA CPT, NCCT NCPT and California CPT I), Simi Institute for Careers and Education (NCCT NCPT), ABO Phlebotomy School (NHA CPT and California CPT I) and Los Angeles Career College (NHA CPT), and others.
How much do phlebotomists make in California?
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.