CNA classes in Charlotte
10 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
7 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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 Charlotte, 2 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 10 programsAll 113 CNA programs in North Carolina, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in Charlotte?
$230 to $2,366
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 10 programs with a price: $180 to $5,566
- Finished the program
- 76%
- Working 6 months later
- 79%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $25,700
- Length
- 11 to 16 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
All 10 CNA programs in Charlotte approved for funding
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10 programs
Nurse Aide I
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,700Price if you pay yourself$200Program website, Nurse Aide I at Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Aide I at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,433
- Length
- 16 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- 602
- a year, estimated
- $25,700
- price
- $200
Nurse Aide I - Continuing Education
Gaston College, Dallas
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$26,700Price if you pay yourself$230Program website, Nurse Aide I - Continuing Education at Gaston CollegeMore details about Nurse Aide I - Continuing Education at Gaston College
- Finished
- 75%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,673
- Length
- 16 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $765
- Students counted
- 304
- a year, estimated
- $26,700
- price
- $230
Nurse Assistant I
Mitchell Community College, Statesville
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$24,000Price if you pay yourself$231Program website, Nurse Assistant I at Mitchell Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Assistant I at Mitchell Community College
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,988
- Length
- 16 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $180
- Students counted
- 178
- a year, estimated
- $24,000
- price
- $231
Nurse Assistant I
South Piedmont Community College, Wadesboro
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$19,400Price if you pay yourself$180Program website, Nurse Assistant I at South Piedmont Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Assistant I at South Piedmont Community College
- Finished
- 91%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,840
- Length
- 15 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $245
- Students counted
- 147
- a year, estimated
- $19,400
- price
- $180
Nurse Aide II - Continuing Education
Gaston College, Dallas
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$42,200Price if you pay yourself$250Program website, Nurse Aide II - Continuing Education at Gaston CollegeMore details about Nurse Aide II - Continuing Education at Gaston College
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 93%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,560
- Length
- 16 weeks, 14 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $789
- Students counted
- 27
- a year, estimated
- $42,200
- price
- $250
Nursing Assistant/Aide I
Southern College of Health Sciences, Kannapolis
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$13,600Price if you pay yourself$750Program website, Nursing Assistant/Aide I at Southern College of Health SciencesMore details about Nursing Assistant/Aide I at Southern College of Health Sciences
- Finished
- 92%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,410
- Length
- 4 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $515
- Students counted
- 25
- a year, estimated
- $13,600
- price
- $750
Pct Bundle
Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc, Rock Hill
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$26,200Price if you pay yourself$5,566Program website, Pct Bundle at Next Level Healthcare Institute, LlcMore details about Pct Bundle at Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,551
- Length
- 23 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 13
- a year, estimated
- $26,200
- price
- $5,566
Nurse Aide I
EHC Health Career Institute, LLC, Matthews
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$725Program website, Nurse Aide I at EHC Health Career Institute, LLCMore details about Nurse Aide I at EHC Health Career Institute, LLC
- 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
- $205
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $725
Health Care Specialist Program
Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc, Rock Hill
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,905Program website, Health Care Specialist Program at Next Level Healthcare Institute, LlcMore details about Health Care Specialist Program at Next Level Healthcare Institute, Llc
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,905
Nurse Aid-Therapeutic and Diagnostic Services Diploma (D45970)
Gaston College, Dallas
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,857School website, Nurse Aid-Therapeutic and Diagnostic Services Diploma (D45970) at Gaston CollegeMore details about Nurse Aid-Therapeutic and Diagnostic Services Diploma (D45970) at Gaston College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 42 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,184
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,857
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How to pay for CNA classes in Charlotte
Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Charlotte
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 Charlotte nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Charlotte nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 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 North Carolina page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Charlotte 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 Charlotte
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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