CNA classes in Phoenix
12 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
10 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler area, and every one is approved 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 Phoenix, 7 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.
See the 12 programsAll 29 CNA programs in Arizona, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in Phoenix?
$1,758 to $2,251
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 12 programs with a price: $1,397 to $12,641
- Finished the program
- 81%
- Working 6 months later
- 73%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $30,000
- Length
- Not reported for most programs
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
All 12 CNA programs in Phoenix approved for funding
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12 programs
CNA (Nursing Assistant)
Lifework Education, Mesa
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$40,900Price if you pay yourself$1,769Program website, CNA (Nursing Assistant) at Lifework EducationMore details about CNA (Nursing Assistant) at Lifework Education
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,227
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $39
- Students counted
- 803
- a year, estimated
- $40,900
- price
- $1,769
Nurse Assisting
Mesa Community College, Mesa
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,000Price if you pay yourself$2,194More details about Nurse Assisting at Mesa Community College
- Finished
- 81%
- Working at 6 months
- 31%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,750
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $340
- Students counted
- 628
- a year, estimated
- $27,000
- price
- $2,194
Nurse Assisting (CCL)
Glendale Community College, Glendale
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,700Price if you pay yourself$1,642Program website, Nurse Assisting (CCL) at Glendale Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Assisting (CCL) at Glendale Community College
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 38%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,417
- Length
- 16 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $970
- Students counted
- 466
- a year, estimated
- $25,700
- price
- $1,642
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Medstar Academy, Peoria
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,427Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Medstar AcademyMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Medstar Academy
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 95%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $225
- Students counted
- 282
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,427
Nursing Assistant
Star Canyon School of Nursing, Phoenix
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$30,000Price if you pay yourself$1,976Program website, Nursing Assistant at Star Canyon School of NursingMore details about Nursing Assistant at Star Canyon School of Nursing
- Finished
- 94%
- Working at 6 months
- 53%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,488
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $278
- Students counted
- 202
- a year, estimated
- $30,000
- price
- $1,976
Nursing Assistant
Pima Medical Institute - East Valley Campus, Mesa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,043School website, Nursing Assistant at Pima Medical Institute - East Valley CampusMore details about Nursing Assistant at Pima Medical Institute - East Valley Campus
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $467
- Students counted
- 140
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,043
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Resilient Healthcare Academy, Phoenix
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$37,400Price if you pay yourself$1,845Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Resilient Healthcare AcademyMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Resilient Healthcare Academy
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,360
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 100
- a year, estimated
- $37,400
- price
- $1,845
Nursing Assistant
Central Arizona College, Coolidge
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,397Program website, Nursing Assistant at Central Arizona CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant at Central Arizona College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $222
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,397
Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program
Bolays Solution Agape Training School, Phoenix
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,725Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program at Bolays Solution Agape Training SchoolMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program at Bolays Solution Agape Training School
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $136
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,725
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Providence Training Institute, Glendale
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,050Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Providence Training InstituteMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Providence Training Institute
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $269
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,050
Patient Care Technician
Providence Training Institute, Glendale
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,425School website, Patient Care Technician at Providence Training InstituteMore details about Patient Care Technician at Providence Training Institute
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $272
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,425
Patient Care Technician
Pima Medical Institute - East Valley Campus, Mesa
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,641School website, Patient Care Technician at Pima Medical Institute - East Valley CampusMore details about Patient Care Technician at Pima Medical Institute - East Valley Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $843
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $12,641
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CNA classes in Phoenix
Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Phoenix
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 Phoenix nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Phoenix nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Arizona page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Phoenix 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 Phoenix
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs