CNA classes in New Jersey
30 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
18 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 17 of the 30 programs take students without a high school diploma.
See the 30 programsHow much do CNA classes cost in New Jersey?
$2,196 to $3,900
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 30 programs with a price: $1,266 to $4,214
- Finished the program
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported for most programs
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 Jersey may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made
CNA classes in New York, Atlantic City, Vineland and other New Jersey cities
Choosing an area filters the list below.
All 30 CNA programs in New Jersey approved for funding
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Certified Nurse Aide Training Program
Prn Training Center - Northfield PCS, Northfield
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$38,800Price if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Certified Nurse Aide Training Program at Prn Training Center - Northfield PCSMore details about Certified Nurse Aide Training Program at Prn Training Center - Northfield PCS
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,703
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $175
- Students counted
- 19
- a year, estimated
- $38,800
- price
- $3,900
Certified Nurse Aide CNA
ComTec Institute East Orange PCS, Eastorange
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,214Program website, Certified Nurse Aide CNA at ComTec Institute East Orange PCSMore details about Certified Nurse Aide CNA at ComTec Institute East Orange PCS
- Finished
- 82%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $90
- Students counted
- 18
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,214
CNACHHAMedication Aide TRIPLE Certifi
Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS, Pleasantville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$13,500Price if you pay yourself$1,700More details about CNACHHAMedication Aide TRIPLE Certifi at Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,366
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- 12
- a year, estimated
- $13,500
- price
- $1,700
CNA
Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus, Vineland
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,500Price if you pay yourself$4,188Program website, CNA at Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland CampusMore details about CNA at Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,872
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $345
- Students counted
- 10
- a year, estimated
- $23,500
- price
- $4,188
Enhanced Certified Nurse Aide Program
Hudson County Community College Center for Business and Industry, Jersey City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,266Program website, Enhanced Certified Nurse Aide Program at Hudson County Community College Center for Business and IndustryMore details about Enhanced Certified Nurse Aide Program at Hudson County Community College Center for Business and Industry
- 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
- $1,266
Certified Nursing Assistant
Bergen Community College Continuing Education Program, Paramus
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,400Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Bergen Community College Continuing Education ProgramMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Bergen Community College Continuing Education Program
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $250
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,400
Certified Nursing Aide
Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Dover PCS, Dover
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,450Program website, Certified Nursing Aide at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Dover PCSMore details about Certified Nursing Aide at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Dover PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,450
Certified Nursing Aide
Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Union PCS, Union
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,450Program website, Certified Nursing Aide at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Union PCSMore details about Certified Nursing Aide at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Union PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,450
Certified Patient Care Technician B230
LTC Career Training Inc. Neptune PCS, Neptune
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,853Program website, Certified Patient Care Technician B230 at LTC Career Training Inc. Neptune PCSMore details about Certified Patient Care Technician B230 at LTC Career Training Inc. Neptune PCS
- 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
- $1,853
Certified Patient Care Technician CPCT
Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS, Newark
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,853More details about Certified Patient Care Technician CPCT at Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS
- 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
- $1,853
Certified Nurses Aide
County College of Morris, Randolph
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,195Program website, Certified Nurses Aide at County College of MorrisMore details about Certified Nurses Aide at County College of Morris
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $104
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,195
Fast Track Patient Care Technician Prog
Hudson County Community College Center for Business and Industry, Jersey City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,200Program website, Fast Track Patient Care Technician Prog at Hudson County Community College Center for Business and IndustryMore details about Fast Track Patient Care Technician Prog at Hudson County Community College Center for Business and Industry
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,200
Community Health Worker with CNA
Essex County College NonCredit WIOA Title 2, Newark
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,558Program website, Community Health Worker with CNA at Essex County College NonCredit WIOA Title 2More details about Community Health Worker with CNA at Essex County College NonCredit WIOA Title 2
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $360
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,558
CNA and CHHA Dual Certification
Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS, Pleasantville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,800More details about CNA and CHHA Dual Certification at Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $300
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,800
Patient Care Technician Program
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester, Sewell
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,099Program website, Patient Care Technician Program at Rowan College of South Jersey GloucesterMore details about Patient Care Technician Program at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester
- 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
- $3,099
Online Certified Patient Care Technician
Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS, Newark
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,279More details about Online Certified Patient Care Technician at Academy of Allied Health Sciences PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $125
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,279
Certified Nurse AIde
LTC Career Training Inc. Neptune PCS, Neptune
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Certified Nurse AIde at LTC Career Training Inc. Neptune PCSMore details about Certified Nurse AIde at LTC Career Training Inc. Neptune PCS
- 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
- $3,900
Certified Nurse Aide
Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS, Elizabeth
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Certified Nurse Aide at Branford Institute Elizabeth PCSMore details about Certified Nurse Aide at Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS
- 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
- $3,900
Certified Nurse Aide
Academy of Training Employment Newark PCS, Newark
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Certified Nurse Aide at Academy of Training Employment Newark PCSMore details about Certified Nurse Aide at Academy of Training Employment Newark PCS
- 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
- $3,900
Certified Nurse Aide
Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS, Pleasantville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900More details about Certified Nurse Aide at Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS
- 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
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician
Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS, Elizabeth
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Patient Care Technician at Branford Institute Elizabeth PCSMore details about Patient Care Technician at Branford Institute Elizabeth PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician
Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Dover PCS, Dover
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Patient Care Technician at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Dover PCSMore details about Patient Care Technician at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Dover PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician
ComTec Institute East Orange PCS, Eastorange
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Patient Care Technician at ComTec Institute East Orange PCSMore details about Patient Care Technician at ComTec Institute East Orange PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician
Brookdale Community College Continuing Professional Education, Lincroft
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Patient Care Technician at Brookdale Community College Continuing Professional EducationMore details about Patient Care Technician at Brookdale Community College Continuing Professional Education
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician
Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Union PCS, Union
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Patient Care Technician at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Union PCSMore details about Patient Care Technician at Ace Healthcare Training Institute Inc. Union PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician
Lincoln Technical Institute Paramus PCS, Paramus
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Patient Care Technician at Lincoln Technical Institute Paramus PCSMore details about Patient Care Technician at Lincoln Technical Institute Paramus PCS
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician
Essex County College NonCredit WIOA Title 2, Newark
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,900Program website, Patient Care Technician at Essex County College NonCredit WIOA Title 2More details about Patient Care Technician at Essex County College NonCredit WIOA Title 2
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,900
Patient Care Technician Certification
Bergen Community College Continuing Education Program, Paramus
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,000Program website, Patient Care Technician Certification at Bergen Community College Continuing Education ProgramMore details about Patient Care Technician Certification at Bergen Community College Continuing Education Program
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $359
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,000
Certified Nurse Aide CNA
Hudson County Community College Center for Business and Industry, Jersey City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,214Program website, Certified Nurse Aide CNA at Hudson County Community College Center for Business and IndustryMore details about Certified Nurse Aide CNA at Hudson County Community College Center for Business and Industry
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $90
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,214
Certified Nurse Aide CNA
Monmouth County Vocational School Adult Post Secondary Evening Education, Neptune
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,214Program website, Certified Nurse Aide CNA at Monmouth County Vocational School Adult Post Secondary Evening EducationMore details about Certified Nurse Aide CNA at Monmouth County Vocational School Adult Post Secondary Evening Education
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $90
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,214
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How to pay for CNA classes in New Jersey
Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in New Jersey
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 Jersey nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which New Jersey nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs New Jersey 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 New Jersey offers.
How New Jersey 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 New Jersey figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New Jersey among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.
Sources for the facts about CNA classes in New Jersey
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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