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CNA classes in New Orleans

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

8 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the New Orleans-Metairie 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 New Orleans, 6 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 13 programs

All 30 CNA programs in Louisiana, including online programs

How much do CNA classes cost in New Orleans?

$1,020 to $4,050

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 13 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 New Orleans may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in New Orleans?

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

All 13 CNA programs in New Orleans approved for funding

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13 programs

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Delgado Community College, New Orleans

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delgado Community College, New Orleans · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$7,600
    Price if you pay yourself$1,020
    School website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Delgado Community College
    More 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

  • Medication aideHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Assistant/Nurse aide/Medication Aide

    Holmes Healthcare Training Center, New Orleans

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Holmes Healthcare Training Center, New Orleans · Medication aide · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$16,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Patient Care Assistant/Nurse aide/Medication Aide at Holmes Healthcare Training Center
    More 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

  • Patient care technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training, Gretna

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training, Gretna · Patient care technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,300
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training
    More 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

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Nursing Assistant Network Association, New Orleans

    No diploma needed

    Nursing Assistant Network Association, New Orleans · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$570
    More 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

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Nursing Assistant

    St Agatha Career School LLC, New Orleans

    No diploma needed

    St Agatha Career School LLC, New Orleans · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$670
    Program website, Nursing Assistant at St Agatha Career School LLC
    More 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

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Pillar Homecare LLC, New Orleans

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pillar Homecare LLC, New Orleans · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$950
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Pillar Homecare LLC
    More 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

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training, Gretna

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training, Gretna · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,665
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Tender Love & Care Allied Health Training
    More 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

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Next Level Educational Services, Laplace

    No diploma needed

    Next Level Educational Services, Laplace · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Next Level Educational Services
    More 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 (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Nursing Assistant

    Next Level Educational Services, Laplace

    No diploma needed

    Next Level Educational Services, Laplace · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,050
    Program website, Nursing Assistant at Next Level Educational Services
    More 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

  • Patient care technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician with Certified Nurse Aide Training

    Delgado Community College, New Orleans

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delgado Community College, New Orleans · Patient care technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,469
    School website, Patient Care Technician with Certified Nurse Aide Training at Delgado Community College
    More 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

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Certified Nursing Assistant Course

    Healthcare Training Institute LLC, Kenner

    No diploma needed

    Healthcare Training Institute LLC, Kenner · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,050
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant Course at Healthcare Training Institute LLC
    More 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 technicianHybridNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician/PCT

    Next Level Educational Services, Laplace

    No diploma needed

    Next Level Educational Services, Laplace · Patient care technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    Program website, Patient Care Technician/PCT at Next Level Educational Services
    More 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 technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Healthcare Training Institute LLC, Kenner

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Healthcare Training Institute LLC, Kenner · Patient care technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,500
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Healthcare Training Institute LLC
    More 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

How to pay for CNA classes in New Orleans

Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in New Orleans

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 New Orleans nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which New Orleans nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the New Orleans-Metairie 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 Louisiana page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How New Orleans 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 New Orleans

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  8. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns