Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
- Externship
- Clinicals under hospital staff
- State approval
- CDPH-approved (California)
Victor Valley College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
One phlebotomy program trains students within 50 miles of Yermo, CA. The closest is Victor Valley College in Victorville, 39 miles away. Published prices nearby start at $1,800 (Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training). The shortest is CA Trade Academy's one or two weekends of classes plus clinical training non-credit course.
Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
Victor Valley College: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030)
Phlebotomy Technician Program
See CA Trade Academy's program page: Phlebotomy Technician Program
Palmdale location, Palmdale, CA · #34 in California (33/100)
Phlebotomy course
Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training admission and start dates: Phlebotomy course
High Desert Medical College, Lancaster, Lancaster, CA · #25 in California (45/100)
Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Read High Desert Medical College's requirements: Phlebotomy Technician (avocational)
Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Open the Charter Oak Adult Education course details: Phlebotomy Technician 1 (by CAL Regional)
Regan Career Institute El Monte, El Monte, CA · #22 in California (50/100)
Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
Regan Career Institute: dates, cost and how to apply: Phlebotomy Technician Program (CPT1)
FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
See Valley Adult School's program page: FREE Phlebotomy Technician Program
Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
AUMT Institute admission and start dates: Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) Program
| School | Campus | Miles | Credential | Length | Externship | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA | 39 | Non-credit course | Yes | ||
| CA Trade Academy | Ontario, CA | 76 | Non-credit course | 2 wk | 40 hr | |
| Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training | Palmdale, CA | 76 | Non-credit course | Yes | $1,800 | |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster, CA | 78 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Charter Oak Adult Education | Covina, CA | 81 | Non-credit course | 5 wk | 40 hr | $2,995 |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte, CA | 91 | Non-credit course | 40 hr | ||
| Valley Adult School | Wildomar, CA | 94 | Non-credit course | january 25 - March 8 | 40 hr | |
| AUMT Institute | Temecula, CA | 99 | Non-credit course | 22 wk | ||
| High Desert Medical College | Temecula, CA | 99 | Certificate | 5 wk | 40 hr | |
| Downey Adult School | Downey, CA | 100 | Non-credit course | Yes | $5,999 |
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 one hospital within 25 miles of Yermo, 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.
Victor Valley College in Victorville, about 39 miles away. Phlebotomy (PHLE-020, PHLE-025, PHLE-030) and includes a clinical externship.
Published prices within 100 miles run from $1,800 at Victor Valley Phlebotomy Training 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 100 miles. High Desert Medical College (5 weeks) is next.
Yes. CA Trade Academy (Ontario, weekend), Charter Oak Adult Education (Covina, evening) and Regan Career Institute (El Monte, evening and weekend) run evening or weekend sessions, among 4 programs nearby that do.
Three of the ten 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), AUMT Institute (California CPT I) and Downey Adult School (California CPT I).
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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