17 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Silverado, CA, four of them within 25. The closest is Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 9 miles away: a non-credit course that takes as quickly as two terms with a 60-hour externship. 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.
Clinical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy (Certificate of Completion)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
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Phlebotomy Training Specialists Westminster, Westminster, CA · #40 in California (32/100)
Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy Training Specialists admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Training
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Read Valley Adult School's requirements: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Open the Charter Oak Adult Education course details: Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
Trades, Technology, and Community Learning Campus (formerly PCC), Long Beach, CA · #50 in California (11/100)
Phlebotomy
Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy, CPT1)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 9 | Non-credit course | as quickly as two terms | 60 hr | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 20 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 21 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 23 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 27 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 29 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 31 | Certificate | |||
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 32 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 32 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 32 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 34 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 34 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Blue Haven Career College | Los Angeles, CA | 42 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | $995 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College | Los Angeles, CA | 42 | Certificate | |||
| Vista Adult School | Vista, CA | 46 | Certificate | |||
| Pro Med Career Institute | Los Angeles, CA | 49 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| UCLA Center for Prehospital Care | Los Angeles, CA | 49 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | Yes | $2,475 |
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 35 hospitals within 25 miles of Silverado, CA, 32 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.
Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, about 9 miles away. Clinical Lab Assistant/Phlebotomy (Certificate of Completion) takes as quickly as two terms and includes a 60-hour 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. CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend), Phlebotomy Training Specialists (Westminster, evening and weekend) and Charter Oak Adult Education (Covina, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 10 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 17 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: Saddleback College (California CPT I), CA Trade Academy (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, NCCT NCPT, NPA and California CPT I), Downey Adult School (California CPT I) and Healthcare Career College (California CPT I), 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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