Certified Phlebotomy Technician
NIU College · Woodland Hills, CA
- Cost
- $2,220
- Length
- 3 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 28%
Program names and program descriptions appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Occupation titles are translated where O*NET publishes a Spanish name. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 253
- Finished the program
- 88%Based on 251 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 28%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $12,028A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Job ads may call this: Lecturer · Professor · Instructor · Clinical Professor
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Supervise laboratory sessions.
Show 4 more things this job involves
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public health, stress management, and work site health promotion.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Typical pay in California
- $169,732per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $106,315
- Projected openings
- 20,800Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 4,140
- Projected change
- +19.2%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- Under 5 years in a related job
- Training after you are hired
- None
Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
Phlebotomists
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Phlebotomist · Mobile Examiner · Phlebotomy Technician · Lab Liaison Technician
- Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
- Organize or clean blood-drawing trays, ensuring that all instruments are sterile and all needles, syringes, or related items are of first-time use.
- Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
- Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
Show 4 more things this job involves
- Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
- Conduct standards tests, such as blood alcohol, blood culture, oral glucose tolerance, glucose screening, blood smears, or peak and trough drug levels tests.
- Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.
- Process blood or other fluid samples for further analysis by other medical professionals.
What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)
Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.
| Area | The lowest-paid tenth earn under | Half earn under | The highest-paid tenth earn over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $46,797 | $57,997 | $76,205 |
| Across California | $46,642 | $57,459 | $76,223 |
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.
- Typical pay in California
- $57,459per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $57,396
- Projected openings
- 19,970Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 4,430
- Projected change
- +14.7%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Phlebotomy is a word that comes from the Greek language. Phleb meaning vein, and tomy meaning cut into. Healthcare workers are taking greater rolls in phlebotomy. The requirements are to collect specimens in an appropriate manner while keeping dignity and privacy in addition to a respectful and professional relationship with the patients and staff members. The scope of practice will be greater and so will the responsibility and vigilance. The objective of this course is to prepare the learner with the basic background information on phlebotomy, including the history of the phlebotomy, the roll of the phlebotomist in the clinical setting environment, demonstrating competence and professionalism, state requirements and introduce legal and ethical issues. Students are evaluated based on a pass or fail system. Upon completion of this program and passing, the students will be prepared and required to sit for the licensure certification exam and then be certified by the State of California Department of Health after passing the national test and meeting all specific requirements. These requirements are completion of 80 hours of this program, including 20 hours of basic didactic and 20 hours of advanced didactic training, plus 40 hours of extemship which includes 50 successful venipunctures and skin punctures and 2 arterial observations. The phlebotomist has to have professionalism (define as the conduct and quality that characterizes a professional person), self-confidence, integrity, compassion, self-motivation, dependability, and most important ethical behavior. Completion document awarded: upon completion of this program, students who pass will receive a Certificate of Completion and will be prepared to sit for the required national certification exam and then become Certified Phlebotomy Technician I, by the State of California after meeting all specific requirements.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-09-18). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
Ask before you enroll, not after
The order the rules set out starts at the center rather than at the school. Before a center can find somebody eligible for training services it has to gather enough to decide, at a minimum through an interview, evaluation or assessment and career planning. Referring a person to the provider they have chosen and setting up the account both come after that, and both are the center's to do — the account is a payment agreement with the training provider, and it is the provider that is paid through it. So the call belongs before enrolling and before paying. Anyone who has already done either should still ask, and ask what it means for them.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
South Valley WorkSource CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 818-237-9099
20920 Warner Center LaneSuote CWoodland Hills, CA 91367about 1.2 miles away
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday - Friday
Has a veterans' representative
El Proyecto WorkSource-OneStop, Sun ValleyComprehensive center
Phone: 818-504-0334
9024 Laurel Canyon BlvdEl Proyecto WorkSource CenterSun Valley, CA 91352about 12.5 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Evening, Saturday by appointment
Has a veterans' representative
America`s Job Center of California - Simi ValleyAffiliate site
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675) or toll-free at 833-810-9675
2900 N. Madera Rd.County of Ventura Human Services Center Suite 100Simi Valley, CA 93065about 13.1 miles away
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
At a comprehensive center all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
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