Chandler, AZ (population: 258,122) has thirteen phlebotomy schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Southwest Skill Center-Campus of Estrella Mountain Community College, the highest ranked school in this group with a phlebotomy program, has a total student population of 545. It is the 1791st highest ranked school in the USA and the 15th highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University).
Phlebotomy students from Chandler schools who go on to become phlebotomists. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Medical assistants make on average $29,450 per year and there are about 495,970 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area alone, there are 8,690 employed medical assistants earning an average salary of $30,700. Registered nurses in this area earn $68,200/yr and there are 24,300 employed.
Chandler lies in Maricopa county, which is one of the 15 counties in Arizona. Overall, the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area has 1,763,410 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,930 average annual salary. Thus, about 14 out of every 1000 jobs in Chandler are held by registered nurses, and 5/1000 are held by medical assistants.
Of the 13 phlebotomy schools with a 100-mile radius of Chandler, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Everest College-Mesa comes out as the most expensive ($25,179/yr) for phlebotomy students, with Pima Community College as the lowest, reported at only $3,259/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Chandler |
| Gilbert | AZ | 243,090 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.7 miles |
| Tempe | AZ | 181,658 | 9 | 21.5079 | 137 | 7.1 miles |
| Mesa | AZ | 474,115 | 6 | 20.6791 | 210 | 11.2 miles |
| Maricopa | AZ | 53,723 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.6 miles |
| Phoenix | AZ | 1,635,783 | 32 | 17.3678 | 810 | 20.2 miles |
| Scottsdale | AZ | 241,464 | 7 | 18.4016 | 124 | 27.0 miles |
| Glendale | AZ | 255,662 | 10 | 18.0628 | 241 | 27.2 miles |
| Avondale | AZ | 89,387 | 5 | 24.8339 | 71 | 27.3 miles |
| Casa Grande | AZ | 47,388 | 1 | 16.7022 | 3 | 29.3 miles |
| Peoria | AZ | 168,424 | 5 | 16.2489 | 161 | 34.4 miles |
| Surprise | AZ | 104,876 | 0 | - | 0 | 42.6 miles |
| Buckeye | AZ | 61,572 | 0 | - | 0 | 42.7 miles |
| Prescott Valley | AZ | 41,046 | 1 | 8.12951 | 6 | 94.2 miles |
| Prescott | AZ | 44,035 | 4 | 31.39 | 279 | 94.6 miles |
| Tucson | AZ | 551,067 | 19 | 23.0062 | 495 | 95.1 miles |