CNA classes in Alaska

5 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and Alaska has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Nursing assistants give basic care and help patients with everyday tasks. To work as one, you usually finish a state-approved program and pass your state's competency exam, which puts you on the state registry.¹ In Alaska, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

See the 5 programs

How much do CNA classes cost in Alaska?

$2,400 to $2,700

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 5 programs with a price: $1,800 to $5,775

Finished the program: 88%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 6 to 15 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alaska may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in Alaska?

Yes, if you qualify. Workforce funding can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most nursing assistant programs in Alaska cost $2,400 to $2,700.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

CNA classes in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks and other Alaska cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 5 CNA programs in Alaska approved for funding

5 programs

Nursing assistant (CNA)In personEducation and courses
Certified Nurse Assistant
Alaska Vocational Training Center - Alaska CNA Program, Anchorage
Education and courses
Alaska Vocational Training Center - Alaska CNA Program, Anchorage · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$31,200
Price if you pay yourself$1,800
Program website, Certified Nurse Assistant at Alaska Vocational Training Center - Alaska CNA Program
More details about Certified Nurse Assistant at Alaska Vocational Training Center - Alaska CNA Program
Finished
78%
Working at 6 months
76%
Earned in a quarter
$7,805
Length
6 weeks, 23 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$463
Students counted
324
a year, estimated
$31,200
price
$1,800
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certified Nurse Aide (Cert)
University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Anchorage
High school diploma or equivalent
University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Anchorage · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,400
Price if you pay yourself$2,400
Program website, Certified Nurse Aide (Cert) at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
More details about Certified Nurse Aide (Cert) at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)
Finished
95%
Working at 6 months
70%
Earned in a quarter
$7,356
Length
15 weeks, 9 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$600
Students counted
246
a year, estimated
$29,400
price
$2,400
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certified Nurses Aide (OEC)
University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), Juneau
High school diploma or equivalent
University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), Juneau · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$35,400
Price if you pay yourself$2,700
Program website, Certified Nurses Aide (OEC) at University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
More details about Certified Nurses Aide (OEC) at University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
80%
Earned in a quarter
$8,858
Length
15 weeks, 9 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$675
Students counted
60
a year, estimated
$35,400
price
$2,700
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nurse Aide (OEC)
University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF, Fairbanks
High school diploma or equivalent
University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF, Fairbanks · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,700
Program website, Nurse Aide (OEC) at University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF
More details about Nurse Aide (OEC) at University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 9 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$675
Students counted
15
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,700
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certified Nurse Assistant
Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD, Kotzebue
High school diploma or equivalent
Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD, Kotzebue · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,500
Price if you pay yourself$5,775
Program website, Certified Nurse Assistant at Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD
More details about Certified Nurse Assistant at Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD
Finished
88%
Working at 6 months
60%
Earned in a quarter
$5,363
Length
5 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$10,542
Students counted
13
a year, estimated
$21,500
price
$5,775

How to pay for CNA classes in Alaska

Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Alaska

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁴

Financial aid and grants for CNA classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁵⁶

GI Bill for CNA classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁷

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the Alaska nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which Alaska nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs Alaska approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alaska offers.

How Alaska nursing assistant program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some nursing assistant programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about CNA classes in Alaska

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