CNA classes in Louisiana
30 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
22 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 16 of the 30 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 11 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 30 programsHow much do CNA classes cost in Louisiana?
$1,125 to $3,242
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 30 programs with a price: $570 to $12,500
- Finished the program
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 to 10 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 Louisiana may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made
CNA classes in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Monroe and other Louisiana cities
Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 3 more programs are in 3 other areas and 1 online.
All 30 CNA programs in Louisiana approved for funding
Filters
30 programs
Nursing Assistant - WF
Northshore Technical Community College, Lacombe
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$7,500Price if you pay yourself$2,200School website, Nursing Assistant - WF at Northshore Technical Community CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant - WF at Northshore Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,886
- Length
- 8 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $380
- Students counted
- 87
- a year, estimated
- $7,500
- price
- $2,200
Certified Nursing Assistant
Delgado Community College, New Orleans
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$7,600Price if you pay yourself$1,020School website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Delgado Community CollegeMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Delgado Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,901
- Length
- 17 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $447
- Students counted
- 83
- a year, estimated
- $7,600
- price
- $1,020
Patient Care Technician/PCT
River Parishes Institute, LLC, Gonzales
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,900Price if you pay yourself$4,900Program website, Patient Care Technician/PCT at River Parishes Institute, LLCMore details about Patient Care Technician/PCT at River Parishes Institute, LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,470
- Length
- 16 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,421
- Students counted
- 21
- a year, estimated
- $29,900
- price
- $4,900
Nurse Assistant Technical Competency Area (TCA)
Fletcher Technical Community College, Schriever
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$19,400Price if you pay yourself$1,200Program website, Nurse Assistant Technical Competency Area (TCA) at Fletcher Technical Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Assistant Technical Competency Area (TCA) at Fletcher Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,859
- Length
- 15 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $769
- Students counted
- 20
- a year, estimated
- $19,400
- price
- $1,200
Patient Care Assistant/Nurse aide/Medication Aide
Holmes Healthcare Training Center, New Orleans
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,000Price if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, Patient Care Assistant/Nurse aide/Medication Aide at Holmes Healthcare Training CenterMore details about Patient Care Assistant/Nurse aide/Medication Aide at Holmes Healthcare Training Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,000
- Length
- 10 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $300
- Students counted
- 18
- a year, estimated
- $16,000
- price
- $2,000
Certified Nurse Aide
The HEART Academy, Baton Rouge
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, Certified Nurse Aide at The HEART AcademyMore details about Certified Nurse Aide at The HEART Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $500
- Students counted
- 29
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,000
Patient Care Technician
Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training, Gretna
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,300Program website, Patient Care Technician at Tender Love & Care Allied Health TrainingMore details about Patient Care Technician at Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,200
- Students counted
- 12
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,300
Certified Nursing Assistant
Nursing Assistant Network Association, New Orleans
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$570More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Nursing Assistant Network Association
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $340
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $570
Patient Care Technician
Orphic Training Solutions, Shreveport
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$600Program website, Patient Care Technician at Orphic Training SolutionsMore details about Patient Care Technician at Orphic Training Solutions
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $600
Nursing Assistant
St Agatha Career School LLC, New Orleans
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$670Program website, Nursing Assistant at St Agatha Career School LLCMore details about Nursing Assistant at St Agatha Career School LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $530
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $670
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Northwest Louisiana Technical College, Minden
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$865Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Northwest Louisiana Technical CollegeMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Northwest Louisiana Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 7 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $435
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $865
patient care technician
Global Lab Training Center c/o Annette Jones, Monroe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$900More details about patient care technician at Global Lab Training Center c/o Annette Jones
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $900
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pillar Homecare LLC, New Orleans
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$950Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Pillar Homecare LLCMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Pillar Homecare LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $550
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $950
Nurse Aide Training
Compass Career College, Hammond
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,100Program website, Nurse Aide Training at Compass Career CollegeMore details about Nurse Aide Training at Compass Career College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $615
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,100
Certified Nursing Assistant
Central Louisiana Technical Community College, Alexandria
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,395School website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Central Louisiana Technical Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,395
Nurse Assistant
Louisiana Delta Community College, Monroe
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,650Program website, Nurse Assistant at Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Assistant at Louisiana Delta Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,650
Certified Nursing Assistant
Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training, Gretna
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,665Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Tender Love & Care Allied Health TrainingMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,335
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,665
Certified Nursing Assistant
Woodland Healthcare Training LLC, Denham Springs
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,875Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Woodland Healthcare Training LLCMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Woodland Healthcare Training LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,875
Certified Nursing Assistant-Workforce Accelerated program
Louisiana Delta Community College, Monroe
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,998School website, Certified Nursing Assistant-Workforce Accelerated program at Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant-Workforce Accelerated program at Louisiana Delta Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,998
CNA/Nurse Aide/Nursing Assistant
River Parishes Institute, LLC, Gonzales
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, CNA/Nurse Aide/Nursing Assistant at River Parishes Institute, LLCMore details about CNA/Nurse Aide/Nursing Assistant at River Parishes Institute, LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $710
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,000
Certified Nursing Assistant
Next Level Educational Services, Laplace
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,000Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Next Level Educational ServicesMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Next Level Educational Services
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,000
Nursing Assistant
Next Level Educational Services, Laplace
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,050Program website, Nursing Assistant at Next Level Educational ServicesMore details about Nursing Assistant at Next Level Educational Services
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $400
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,050
CNA Training
Mia's Medical Academy, Baton Rouge
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,550Program website, CNA Training at Mia's Medical AcademyMore details about CNA Training at Mia's Medical Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,550
Patient Care Technician-Workforce Accelerated Program
Louisiana Delta Community College, Monroe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,620School website, Patient Care Technician-Workforce Accelerated Program at Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMore details about Patient Care Technician-Workforce Accelerated Program at Louisiana Delta Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,620
Patient Care Technician Bootcamp
QS Academy, Online, based in Austin, TX
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,450Program website, Patient Care Technician Bootcamp at QS AcademyMore details about Patient Care Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,450
Patient Care Technician with Certified Nurse Aide Training
Delgado Community College, New Orleans
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,469School website, Patient Care Technician with Certified Nurse Aide Training at Delgado Community CollegeMore details about Patient Care Technician with Certified Nurse Aide Training at Delgado Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $667
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,469
Patient Care Technician
Southern University at Shreveport, Shreveport
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,925School website, Patient Care Technician at Southern University at ShreveportMore details about Patient Care Technician at Southern University at Shreveport
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 7 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,205
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,925
Certified Nursing Assistant Course
Healthcare Training Institute LLC, Kenner
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,050Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant Course at Healthcare Training Institute LLCMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant Course at Healthcare Training Institute LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $125
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,050
Patient Care Technician/PCT
Next Level Educational Services, Laplace
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,500Program website, Patient Care Technician/PCT at Next Level Educational ServicesMore details about Patient Care Technician/PCT at Next Level Educational Services
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 14 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,150
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,500
Patient Care Technician
Healthcare Training Institute LLC, Kenner
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,500Program website, Patient Care Technician at Healthcare Training Institute LLCMore details about Patient Care Technician at Healthcare Training Institute LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 26 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $230
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $12,500
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CNA classes in Louisiana
Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Louisiana
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 Louisiana nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Louisiana nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.
How Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.
Sources for the facts about CNA classes in Louisiana
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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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns