CNA classes in Boston, Massachusetts
10 CNA (certified nursing assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
9 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 9 by Massachusetts and 1 by New Hampshire. 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 Federal rules require state-approved nurse aide programs for nursing homes to run at least 75 hours, including at least 16 hours of supervised hands-on practice. If a nursing home employs you or has offered you a job when you start, it can't charge you for the program.2
In Boston, all 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.
All 10 are the same kind of program: nursing assistant (CNA).
See the 10 programsAll 37 CNA programs in Massachusetts, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in Boston?
$1,450 to $2,650 is what most CNA programs in Boston cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $795 to $3,935
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
- Length
- 6 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 Boston may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made
All 10 CNA programs in Boston approved for WIOA funding
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10 programs
Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Training Program
American Training Inc
Andover
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$32,300Price if you pay yourself$1,950Program website, Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Training Program at American Training IncMore details about Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Training Program at American Training Inc
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- 45%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,070
- Length
- 6 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 24
- Earned a year, estimated
- $32,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,950
NURSING ASSISTANT /HOME HEALTH AIDE-(CNA)/Nights
Health and Home Care Training of New England
Brockton
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,450Program website, NURSING ASSISTANT /HOME HEALTH AIDE-(CNA)/Nights at Health and Home Care Training of New EnglandMore details about NURSING ASSISTANT /HOME HEALTH AIDE-(CNA)/Nights at Health and Home Care Training of New England
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- 21
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,450
Nursing Assistant/ HHA W/CPR
Healthcare Training Centers of America, Inc.
Tewksbury
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$795More details about Nursing Assistant/ HHA W/CPR at Healthcare Training Centers of America, Inc.
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 29 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $460
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $795
Nursing Assistant - HHA
Catholic Charities South
Brockton
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$878Program website, Nursing Assistant - HHA at Catholic Charities SouthMore details about Nursing Assistant - HHA at Catholic Charities South
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $273
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $878
Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide
North Shore Community College
Danvers
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,509Program website, Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide at North Shore Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide at North Shore Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,509
Nursing Aide Training Program
International Health Training Center Inc
Lawrence
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,005Program website, Nursing Aide Training Program at International Health Training Center IncMore details about Nursing Aide Training Program at International Health Training Center Inc
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,005
Nurse Assistant / HHA program
Middlesex Community College
Lowell
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,650Program website, Nurse Assistant / HHA program at Middlesex Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Assistant / HHA program at Middlesex Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 14 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,650
Advance Nurse Assistant
North Shore Community College
Danvers
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,798Program website, Advance Nurse Assistant at North Shore Community CollegeMore details about Advance Nurse Assistant at North Shore Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 36 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $498
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,798
Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Training Program
Notre Dame Education Center
Lawrence
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,935Program website, Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Training Program at Notre Dame Education CenterMore details about Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Training Program at Notre Dame Education Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,935
CTE After Hours LNA Training Program
Dover Adult Learning Center of Strafford County
Dover
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedMore details about CTE After Hours LNA Training Program at Dover Adult Learning Center of Strafford County
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 11 weeks, 11 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- Not reported
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CNA classes in Boston
WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in Boston
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
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.78
GI Bill for CNA classes
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Other training in Boston
How CNA classes compare with the rest of nursing and patient care across Massachusetts: Nursing and patient care programs in Massachusetts
Where the Boston nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Boston nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Massachusetts page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How the prices and results of Boston nursing assistant programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Sources for the facts about CNA classes in Boston
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 483.152, Requirements for approval of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- 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, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List