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CNA classes in North Dakota

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

5 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and North Dakota 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 North Dakota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and all 5 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much do CNA classes cost in North Dakota?

$850 to $1,000 is what most CNA programs in North Dakota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $820 to $1,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
95%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
2 to 3 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 North Dakota may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in North Dakota?

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

CNA classes in Fargo, Bismarck, Williston and other North Dakota cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 5 CNA programs in North Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    TrainND Southeast

    Fargo

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Southeast, Fargo · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,700
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at TrainND Southeast
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,419
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    320
    a year, estimated
    $25,700
    price
    $1,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nurse Assistant

    TrainND Northeast

    Devils Lake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Northeast, Devils Lake · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,800
    Price if you pay yourself$875

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nurse Assistant at TrainND Northeast
    Finished
    70%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,961
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    183
    a year, estimated
    $27,800
    price
    $875
    trained with WIOA funding
    7

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    TrainND Southwest

    Bismarck

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Southwest, Bismarck · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at TrainND Southwest
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    137
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $850
    trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    TrainND Northwest

    Williston

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Northwest, Williston · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,900
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000

    17 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at TrainND Northwest
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,967
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    115
    a year, estimated
    $35,900
    price
    $1,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    17

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nurses Assistant

    North Valley Career & Technology Center

    Grafton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    North Valley Career & Technology Center, Grafton · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$14,500
    Price if you pay yourself$820

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nurses Assistant at North Valley Career & Technology Center
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,615
    Length
    3 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    83
    a year, estimated
    $14,500
    price
    $820
    trained with WIOA funding
    6

How to pay for CNA classes in North Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in North Dakota

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under 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.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

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).5

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.67

GI Bill for CNA classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: CNA classes in North Dakota

programs with a price cost under $1,000
3 of 5
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
12th of 46
CNA programs here, against the typical state's 25
5 vs 25

State comparisons use the same figures as the CNA classes by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the North Dakota nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which North Dakota nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs North Dakota 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).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what North Dakota offers.

How North Dakota nursing assistant program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. 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.

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Sources for the facts about CNA classes in North Dakota

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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. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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