CNA classes in Fort Wayne
12 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
10 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, 9 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 12 programsAll 138 CNA programs in Indiana, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in Fort Wayne?
$1,038 to $1,979
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 12 programs with a price: $672 to $2,000
- Finished the program
- 89%
- Working 6 months later
- 84%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $29,700
- Length
- 4 to 6 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
All 12 CNA programs in Fort Wayne approved for funding
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12 programs
Certified Nurse Training
Essential Healthcare Staffing, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$35,200Price if you pay yourself$1,721Program website, Certified Nurse Training at Essential Healthcare StaffingMore details about Certified Nurse Training at Essential Healthcare Staffing
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,796
- Length
- 4 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $560
- Students counted
- 131
- a year, estimated
- $35,200
- price
- $1,721
Healthcare Specialist - Cna Preparation Certificate (ct)
Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$850Program website, Healthcare Specialist - Cna Preparation Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Healthcare Specialist - Cna Preparation Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $85
- Students counted
- 48
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $850
Cardinal School Of Care Certified Nurse Aide Program
Cardinal School Of Care, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,700Price if you pay yourself$1,125Program website, Cardinal School Of Care Certified Nurse Aide Program at Cardinal School Of CareMore details about Cardinal School Of Care Certified Nurse Aide Program at Cardinal School Of Care
- Finished
- 65%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,425
- Length
- 3 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $375
- Students counted
- 48
- a year, estimated
- $29,700
- price
- $1,125
Healthcare Specialist: Cna Preparation Certificate (ct)
Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,700Price if you pay yourself$672Program website, Healthcare Specialist: Cna Preparation Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Healthcare Specialist: Cna Preparation Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- 55%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,920
- Length
- 12 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,274
- Students counted
- 45
- a year, estimated
- $27,700
- price
- $672
Healthcare Specialist: Cna Preparation Certificate (ct)
Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,700Price if you pay yourself$672Program website, Healthcare Specialist: Cna Preparation Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community CollegeMore details about Healthcare Specialist: Cna Preparation Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,426
- Length
- 4 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $350
- Students counted
- 40
- a year, estimated
- $29,700
- price
- $672
Cna Certified Nursing Assistant
Fort Wayne Community Schools Adult And Cont. Ed., Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$36,900Price if you pay yourself$1,525Program website, Cna Certified Nursing Assistant at Fort Wayne Community Schools Adult And Cont. Ed.More details about Cna Certified Nursing Assistant at Fort Wayne Community Schools Adult And Cont. Ed.
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,230
- Length
- 5 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 24
- a year, estimated
- $36,900
- price
- $1,525
Certified Nurse Training
Humble Hearts Academy, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,100Program website, Certified Nurse Training at Humble Hearts AcademyMore details about Certified Nurse Training at Humble Hearts Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,100
Certified Nurse Assistance
Cotton Care Llc, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,125Program website, Certified Nurse Assistance at Cotton Care LlcMore details about Certified Nurse Assistance at Cotton Care Llc
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $250
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,125
Cna Certified Nursing Assistant
Freedom Academy, Fort Wayne
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,972Program website, Cna Certified Nursing Assistant at Freedom AcademyMore details about Cna Certified Nursing Assistant at Freedom Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $175
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,972
Certified Nurse Training
Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation, Fort Wayne
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, Certified Nurse Training at Ashton Creek Health and RehabilitationMore details about Certified Nurse Training at Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,000
Certified Nurse Training
Ossian Health and Rehabilitation, Ossian
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, Certified Nurse Training at Ossian Health and RehabilitationMore details about Certified Nurse Training at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,000
Certified Nurse Training
Englewood Health and Rehabilitation, Fort Wayne
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, Certified Nurse Training at Englewood Health and RehabilitationMore details about Certified Nurse Training at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 7 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,000
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How to pay for CNA classes in Fort Wayne
Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Fort Wayne
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 Fort Wayne nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Fort Wayne nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Fort Wayne 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 Indiana page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne
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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