2 accredited schools across the San Francisco metro area trained 224 phlebotomists in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit two-year college in Contra Costa County graduated 186 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $3,782 for a program of about 1 months.
Public two-year college in San Francisco that reported 38 Phlebotomy graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $0 ($12,960 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area graduated 224 Phlebotomy students in 2023–24. The largest was Contra Costa Medical Career College with 186.
Among schools that published a program price, Contra Costa Medical Career College in Antioch listed the lowest total: $3,782 for tuition, books and supplies.
Phlebotomists in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro earn a median $58,900 a year ($28.32/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $56,040 statewide and $45,230 nationally.
Many phlebotomy programs are short certificates, often a few weeks to a few months, including a required number of supervised blood draws.