13 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Pi�on Hills, CA, one of them within 25. The closest is Victor Valley College in Victorville, 19 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Blue Haven Career College). 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)
Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
See Charter Oak Adult Education's program page: Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
CA Trade Academy admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Palmdale location, Palmdale, CA · #34 in California (33/100)
Phlebotomy course
Read Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training's requirements: Phlebotomy course
High Desert Medical College, Lancaster, Lancaster, CA · #25 in California (45/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Open the High Desert Medical College course details: Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Regan Career Institute El Monte, El Monte, CA · #22 in California (50/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
Regan Career Institute: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy, CPT1)
Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
Blue Haven Career College admission and start dates: Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA | 19 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 28 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 28 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training | Palmdale, CA | 29 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,800 | |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster, CA | 36 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 36 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 45 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| Blue Haven Career College | Los Angeles, CA | 46 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | $995 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College | Los Angeles, CA | 46 | Certificate | |||
| Galaxy Medical College | North Hollywood, CA | 47 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Los Angeles Career College | North Hollywood, CA | 47 | Certificate | 2 wk | 40 hr | $2,000 |
| ABO Phlebotomy School | Pacoima, CA | 47 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 49 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes |
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 five hospitals within 25 miles of Pi�on Hills, CA:
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 19 miles away. Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030) and includes a clinical externship.
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.
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.
Yes. Charter Oak Adult Education (Covina, evening), CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend) and Regan Career Institute (El Monte, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 7 programs nearby that do.
Six of the 13 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), Downey Adult School (California CPT I), Blue Haven Career College (NHA CPT) and Los Angeles Career College (NHA CPT), and others.
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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