15 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Pedley, CA, two of them within 25. The closest is CA Trade Academy in Ontario, 9 miles away: a non-credit course that takes one or two weekends of classes plus clinical training with a 40-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Blue Haven Career College).
2programs within 25 miles
15within 50 miles
$995lowest published cost
2 wkshortest program
$56,040median pay in California
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Non-credit courseOn campus
- Length
- January 25 - March 8, 2027 or March 15 - May 6, 2027, Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-1:00 pm
- Hours
- 72 hours of classroom and hands-on training
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Schedule
- Day
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Read Valley Adult School's requirements: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
Non-credit courseOn campusExam fee included
- Hours
- 88 hours: 40+ classroom hours (20+ basic, 20+ advanced) plus a 40-hour externship
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Sticks required
- 50 successful venipunctures and 10 successful skin punctures
- Schedule
- Day, Evening and Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); leads to the California CPT I
Open the Regan Career Institute course details: Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
Phlebotomy Training
Non-credit courseOn campus
- Hours
- 40 hours of in-class instruction (20 hours instructor-led, 20 hours hands-on)
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Published cost
- $1,995 total (2026)
- Schedule
- Day, Evening and Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); graduates apply for state licensure after the externship
Phlebotomy Training Specialists: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
Non-credit courseOn campus
- Externship
- Clinicals under hospital staff
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
See Victor Valley College's program page: Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy, CPT1)
Non-credit courseOn campusCalifornia CPT I
- Hours
- 700 total hours
- Externship
- Externship
- Published cost
- $5,999 total (2026-27)
- Schedule
- Day
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); leads to CPT I
Downey Adult School admission and start dates: Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy, CPT1)
Working as a Phlebotomist Near Pedley
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 29 hospitals within 25 miles of Pedley, CA, 27 of them general or critical-access hospitals:
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside Riverside · 4 miles
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center Riverside · 4 miles
- Riverside Community Hospital Riverside · 6 miles
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario Fontana · 7 miles
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Colton · 11 miles
- Corona Regional Medical Center Corona · 12 miles
- Chino Valley Medical Center Chino · 12 miles
- Loma Linda VA Medical Center Loma Linda · 13 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 Pedley
Where is the closest phlebotomy program to Pedley, CA?
CA Trade Academy in Ontario, about 9 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician Program takes one or two weekends of classes plus clinical training and includes a 40-hour externship.
How much do phlebotomy classes cost near Pedley, 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 Pedley, CA?
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.
Are there evening or weekend phlebotomy classes near Pedley, CA?
Yes. CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend), Charter Oak Adult Education (Covina, evening) and Regan Career Institute (El Monte, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 8 programs nearby that do.
Which programs near Pedley, CA prepare you for certification?
Six of the 15 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), Saddleback College (California CPT I), Downey Adult School (California CPT I) and AUMT Institute (California CPT I), 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.