18 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of San Pedro, CA, nine of them within 25. The closest is Long Beach City College in Long Beach, 8 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $995 (Blue Haven Career College). The shortest is Pro Med Career Institute's classroom: three consecutive Saturday/Sunday weekends non-credit course.
Trades, Technology, and Community Learning Campus (formerly PCC), Long Beach, CA · #50 in California (11/100)
Phlebotomy
Long Beach City College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
See Allied Professional Institute's program page: Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
Phlebotomy Technician
Healthcare Career College admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician
Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy, CPT1)
Phlebotomy Training Specialists Westminster, Westminster, CA · #40 in California (32/100)
Phlebotomy Training
Open the Phlebotomy Training Specialists course details: Phlebotomy Training
Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 1)
Pro Med Career Institute: dates, cost and how to apply: Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT 1)
Licensed Phlebotomist Course
See UCLA Center for Prehospital Care's program page: Licensed Phlebotomist Course
Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
Blue Haven Career College admission and start dates: Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 8 | Certificate | |||
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 10 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 12 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 16 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 18 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| Pro Med Career Institute | Los Angeles, CA | 19 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| UCLA Center for Prehospital Care | Los Angeles, CA | 19 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | Yes | $2,475 |
| Blue Haven Career College | Los Angeles, CA | 19 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | $995 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College | Los Angeles, CA | 19 | Certificate | |||
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 25 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Galaxy Medical College | North Hollywood, CA | 30 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Los Angeles Career College | North Hollywood, CA | 30 | Certificate | 2 wk | 40 hr | $2,000 |
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 34 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| ABO Phlebotomy School | Pacoima, CA | 35 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 39 | Non-credit course | as quickly as two terms | 60 hr | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 43 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Simi Institute for Careers and Education | Simi Valley, CA | 44 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,355 | |
| Conejo Valley Adult Education | Thousand Oaks, CA | 45 | Non-credit course | basic Phlebotomy 9/15/26-10/15/26 | 40 hr |
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 62 hospitals within 25 miles of San Pedro, CA, 57 of them general or critical-access hospitals:
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.
Long Beach City College in Long Beach, about 8 miles away. Phlebotomy.
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.
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.
Yes. Allied Professional Institute (Long Beach, weekend), Healthcare Career College (Paramount, weekend) and Phlebotomy Training Specialists (Westminster, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 12 programs nearby that do.
Ten of the 18 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Healthcare Career College (California CPT I), Downey Adult School (California CPT I), Pro Med Career Institute (NHA CPT) and Blue Haven 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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