19 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Playa Del Rey, CA, 12 of them within 25. The closest is Pro Med Career Institute in Los Angeles, 10 miles away: a non-credit course that takes classroom: three consecutive Saturday/Sunday weekends with a 40-hour externship. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Blue Haven Career College).
12programs within 25 miles
19within 50 miles
$995lowest published cost
2 wkshortest program
$56,040median pay in California
Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
Non-credit courseOn campusNHA CPT
- Length
- 2-week class (10 days) plus externship
- Hours
- 80 hours (40 classroom, 40 externship); 36 CEUs
- Externship
- 40 hours
- Published cost
- $995 total (2026)
- Schedule
- Day, Evening and Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); prepares students to become a Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT-1)
Read Blue Haven Career College's requirements: Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician Training
CertificateOn campus
- Hours
- 40 hours of basic and advanced didactic phlebotomy training plus clinical training in an LFS-approved setting
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California): approved by CDPH Laboratory Field Services; leads to CPT 1
Open the Universal Healthcare Careers College course details: Phlebotomy Technician Training
Phlebotomy
Certificate
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Long Beach City College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
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
See Downey Adult School's program page: Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy, CPT1)
Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
Non-credit courseOn campus
- Length
- Basic: five class days (December 5, 6, 12, 13 and 19, 2026); Advance: three class days
- Hours
- 20-, 40- and 80-hour courses by experience level; the full course is 40 hours didactic and 40 hours practical
- Schedule
- Weekend
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California); after the course and national exam, students apply to the State of California for CPT 1
Allied Professional Institute admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
Working as a Phlebotomist Near Playa Del Rey
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 65 hospitals within 25 miles of Playa Del Rey, CA, 61 of them general or critical-access hospitals:
- Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance · 2 miles
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena · 4 miles
- Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · 6 miles
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · 7 miles
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles · 7 miles
- Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance · 7 miles
- Lac/Harbor-ucla Med Center Torrance · 7 miles
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Los Angeles · 7 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 Playa Del Rey
Where is the closest phlebotomy program to Playa Del Rey, CA?
Pro Med Career Institute in Los Angeles, about 10 miles away. Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 1) takes classroom: three consecutive Saturday/Sunday weekends and includes a 40-hour externship.
How much do phlebotomy classes cost near Playa Del Rey, 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 Playa Del Rey, CA?
Pro Med Career Institute's Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 1) takes classroom: three consecutive Saturday/Sunday weekends, the shortest stated length within 50 miles. Blue Haven Career College (2-week) is next.
Are there evening or weekend phlebotomy classes near Playa Del Rey, CA?
Yes. Pro Med Career Institute (Los Angeles, weekend), UCLA Center for Prehospital Care (Los Angeles, evening and weekend) and Healthcare Career College (Paramount, weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 13 programs nearby that do.
Which programs near Playa Del Rey, CA prepare you for certification?
Ten of the 19 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Pro Med Career Institute (NHA CPT), Healthcare Career College (California CPT I), Blue Haven Career College (NHA CPT) and Downey Adult School (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.