18 phlebotomy programs train students within 50 miles of Valyermo, CA, two of them within 25. The closest is Charter Oak Adult Education in Covina, 22 miles away: a non-credit course that takes 5 weeks with a 40-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.
Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Charter Oak Adult Education: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Palmdale location, Palmdale, CA · #34 in California (33/100)
Phlebotomy course
See Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training's program page: Phlebotomy course
Phlebotomy Technician Program
CA Trade Academy admission and start dates: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
Read Victor Valley College's requirements: Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
Regan Career Institute El Monte, El Monte, CA · #22 in California (50/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
Open the Regan Career Institute course details: Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
High Desert Medical College, Lancaster, Lancaster, CA · #25 in California (45/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
High Desert Medical College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy, CPT1)
Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
Blue Haven Career College admission and start dates: Certified Phlebotomy Technician Program
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 22 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training | Palmdale, CA | 24 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,800 | |
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 26 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA | 28 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 29 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster, CA | 31 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 38 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 | |
| Blue Haven Career College | Los Angeles, CA | 38 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | $995 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College | Los Angeles, CA | 38 | Certificate | |||
| Galaxy Medical College | North Hollywood, CA | 39 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Los Angeles Career College | North Hollywood, CA | 39 | Certificate | 2 wk | 40 hr | $2,000 |
| ABO Phlebotomy School | Pacoima, CA | 39 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount, CA | 42 | Certificate | 6 wk | Yes | |
| Pro Med Career Institute | Los Angeles, CA | 45 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| UCLA Center for Prehospital Care | Los Angeles, CA | 45 | Non-credit course | 6 wk | Yes | $2,475 |
| Phlebotomy Training Specialists | Westminster, CA | 46 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | $1,995 | |
| Allied Professional Institute | Long Beach, CA | 47 | Non-credit course | basic: five class days | ||
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA | 49 | 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 nine hospitals within 25 miles of Valyermo, 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.
Charter Oak Adult Education in Covina, about 22 miles away. Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional) takes 5 weeks and includes a 40-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. Charter Oak Adult Education (Covina, evening), CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend) and Regan Career Institute (El Monte, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 11 programs nearby that do.
Seven of the 18 programs listed here name a national exam on their own pages: CA Trade Academy (NHA CPT, ASCP PBT, NCCT NCPT, NPA and California CPT I), Downey Adult School (California CPT I), Blue Haven Career College (NHA CPT) and Los Angeles 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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