CNA classes in Idaho

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

6 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and Idaho 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 Idaho, 9 of the 9 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 9 programs

How much do CNA classes cost in Idaho?

$1,790 to $2,190

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 9 programs with a price: $1,554 to $2,698

Finished the program: 84%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 8 to 12 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 Idaho may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in Idaho?

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 Idaho cost $1,790 to $2,190.

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

CNA classes in Boise City, Coeur d'Alene, Pocatello and other Idaho cities

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All 9 CNA programs in Idaho approved for funding

9 programs

Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridNo diploma needed
Nursing Assistant - Ada County location
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa
No diploma needed
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,790
School website, Nursing Assistant - Ada County location at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
More details about Nursing Assistant - Ada County location at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Finished
82%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
3,138
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,790
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed
Certified Nursing Assistant
Idaho State University - Workforce Training, Pocatello
No diploma needed
Idaho State University - Workforce Training, Pocatello · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,080
Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
Finished
84%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,680
Students counted
1,053
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,080
Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridNo diploma needed
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls
No diploma needed
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,190
More details about Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
818
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,190
Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridNo diploma needed
Certificated Nursing Assistant
Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston
No diploma needed
Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,470
Program website, Certificated Nursing Assistant at Workforce Training at LC State
More details about Certificated Nursing Assistant at Workforce Training at LC State
Finished
83%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$847
Students counted
773
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,470
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed
Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA
College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE, Idaho Falls
No diploma needed
College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE, Idaho Falls · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,554
Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
More details about Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
Finished
96%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
555
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,554
Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridNo diploma needed
Certified Nursing Assistant
College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, Twin Falls
No diploma needed
College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, Twin Falls · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,160
Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
Finished
73%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$875
Students counted
443
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,160
Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridNo diploma needed
Nursing Assistant - Canyon County location
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa
No diploma needed
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,790
School website, Nursing Assistant - Canyon County location at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
More details about Nursing Assistant - Canyon County location at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Finished
56%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
319
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,790
Patient care technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Certified Patient Care Technician
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls
No diploma needed
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Patient care technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,698
More details about Certified Patient Care Technician at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Finished
92%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
12
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,698
Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridNo diploma needed
Nursing Assistant - Valley County location
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa
No diploma needed
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,790
School website, Nursing Assistant - Valley County location at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
More details about Nursing Assistant - Valley County location at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,790

How to pay for CNA classes in Idaho

Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Idaho

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 Idaho nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which Idaho nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How Idaho 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.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about CNA classes in Idaho

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