Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
- Externship
- Clinicals under hospital staff
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Victor Valley College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Pioneertown, CA. The closest is Victor Valley College in Victorville, 50 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Grossmont Adult Education, Health Occupations Center). 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)
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
See Valley Adult School's program page: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
AUMT Institute admission and start dates: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
High Desert Medical College, Temecula, Temecula, CA · #26 in California (45/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Read High Desert Medical College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Open the CA Trade Academy course details: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Clinical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy (Certificate of Completion)
Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
See Charter Oak Adult Education's program page: Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Escondido Adult School Main Campus, Escondido, CA · #16 in California (57/100)
Phlebotomy Training Academy (accelerated phlebotomy program)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA | 50 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 59 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 60 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 60 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 65 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 76 | Non-credit course | as quickly as two terms | 60 hr | |
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 78 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Escondido Adult School | Escondido, CA | 81 | Non-credit course | mon-Thu morning or evening sessions | 40 hr | $1,995 |
| Vista Adult School | Vista, CA | 82 | Certificate | |||
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 89 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 90 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 95 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training | Palmdale, CA | 95 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,800 | |
| Grossmont Adult Education, Health Occupations Center | Santee, CA | 97 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | 120 hr | $995 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 97 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 97 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 99 | Certificate |
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 three hospitals within 25 miles of Pioneertown, 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 50 miles away. Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030) and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $995 at Grossmont Adult Education, Health Occupations Center 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 100 miles. High Desert Medical College (5 weeks) is next.
Yes. AUMT Institute (Temecula, evening), CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend) and Charter Oak Adult Education (Covina, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 9 programs nearby that do.
Six of the 17 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: AUMT Institute (California CPT I), CA Trade Academy (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, NCCT NCPT, NPA and California CPT I), Saddleback College (California CPT I) and Escondido Adult School (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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