16 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Trabuco Canyon, CA, four of them within 25. The closest is Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, 5 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)
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
See Valley Adult School's program page: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy Training Specialists Westminster, Westminster, CA · #40 in California (32/100)
Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy Training Specialists admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Training
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Read CA Trade Academy's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
Open the AUMT Institute course details: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
High Desert Medical College, Temecula, Temecula, CA · #26 in California (45/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
High Desert Medical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
See Allied Professional Institute's program page: Phlebotomy Technician I (Basic and Advance)
Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Charter Oak Adult Education admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 5 | Non-credit course | as quickly as two terms | 60 hr | |
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 20 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 24 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 24 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 30 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 30 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 32 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 32 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 34 | Certificate | |||
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 36 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 36 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 37 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Vista Adult School | Vista, CA | 41 | Certificate | |||
| 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 | |||
| Escondido Adult School | Escondido, CA | 50 | Non-credit course | mon-Thu morning or evening sessions | 40 hr | $1,995 |
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 30 hospitals within 25 miles of Trabuco Canyon, CA, 27 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 5 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. Phlebotomy Training Specialists (Westminster, evening and weekend), CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend) and AUMT Institute (Temecula, evening) run evening or weekend sessions, among 9 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 16 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), AUMT Institute (California CPT I) and Downey Adult School (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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