CNA classes in Cincinnati
14 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
11 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati, 9 of the 14 programs take students without a high school diploma.
See the 14 programsAll 119 CNA programs in Ohio, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in Cincinnati?
$655 to $1,067
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 14 programs with a price: $515 to $2,841
- Finished the program
- 80%
- Working 6 months later
- 82%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $23,800
- Length
- Not reported for most programs
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
All 14 CNA programs in Cincinnati approved for funding
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STNA
Imagine Training Hub, Cincinnati
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$795Program website, STNA at Imagine Training HubMore details about STNA at Imagine Training Hub
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $85
- Students counted
- 92
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $795
Certified Nursing Assistant
Nurturing Minds Training Center, Springdale
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$700Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Nurturing Minds Training CenterMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Nurturing Minds Training Center
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $100
- Students counted
- 87
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $700
State Tested Nurse Aide
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools, Middletown
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,600Price if you pay yourself$965Program website, State Tested Nurse Aide at Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMore details about State Tested Nurse Aide at Butler Technology and Career Development Schools
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,909
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $76
- Students counted
- 60
- a year, estimated
- $27,600
- price
- $965
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries State Tested Nurse Aide Training
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, Inc., Cincinnati
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$904Program website, Mercy Neighborhood Ministries State Tested Nurse Aide Training at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, Inc.More details about Mercy Neighborhood Ministries State Tested Nurse Aide Training at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, Inc.
- Finished
- 81%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 55
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $904
State Tested Nursing Assistant
Great Oaks Career Campuses, Sharonville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,400Price if you pay yourself$1,101Program website, State Tested Nursing Assistant at Great Oaks Career CampusesMore details about State Tested Nursing Assistant at Great Oaks Career Campuses
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,609
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 50
- a year, estimated
- $22,400
- price
- $1,101
STNA/PCA PLUS Program
Great Oaks Career Campuses, Sharonville
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$15,500Price if you pay yourself$2,841Program website, STNA/PCA PLUS Program at Great Oaks Career CampusesMore details about STNA/PCA PLUS Program at Great Oaks Career Campuses
- Finished
- 24%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,885
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $240
- Students counted
- 42
- a year, estimated
- $15,500
- price
- $2,841
Patient Care Assistant Program
Great Oaks Career Campuses, Sharonville
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$25,200Price if you pay yourself$515Program website, Patient Care Assistant Program at Great Oaks Career CampusesMore details about Patient Care Assistant Program at Great Oaks Career Campuses
- Finished
- 19%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,301
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 28
- a year, estimated
- $25,200
- price
- $515
State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
Warren County Career Center, Adult Education, Middletown
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$35,900Price if you pay yourself$820Program website, State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) at Warren County Career Center, Adult EducationMore details about State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) at Warren County Career Center, Adult Education
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,982
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 21
- a year, estimated
- $35,900
- price
- $820
State Tested Nursing Assistant Program
Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses, Williamsburg
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,300Price if you pay yourself$925Program website, State Tested Nursing Assistant Program at Brown & Clermont Adult Career CampusesMore details about State Tested Nursing Assistant Program at Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses
- Finished
- 94%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,079
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 20
- a year, estimated
- $20,300
- price
- $925
Certified Nursing Assistant
Institute Of Caring Llc, Aurora
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$26,600Price if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Institute Of Caring LlcMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Institute Of Caring Llc
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,643
- Length
- 4 weeks, 7 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- 20
- a year, estimated
- $26,600
- price
- $1,500
State Tested Nurses Aide
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Cincinnati
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$18,200Price if you pay yourself$1,262School website, State Tested Nurses Aide at Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeMore details about State Tested Nurses Aide at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
- Finished
- 42%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,541
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $140
- Students counted
- 17
- a year, estimated
- $18,200
- price
- $1,262
Nurse Aide
Sinclair Community College, Mason
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$564Program website, Nurse Aide at Sinclair Community CollegeMore details about Nurse Aide at Sinclair Community College
- 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
- $564
STNA (Aka Natcep)
RN and Associates, LLC, Springdale
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$640Program website, STNA (Aka Natcep) at RN and Associates, LLCMore details about STNA (Aka Natcep) at RN and Associates, LLC
- 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
- $640
STNA (Aka Natcep)
RN and Associates, LLC, Fairfield
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$640Program website, STNA (Aka Natcep) at RN and Associates, LLCMore details about STNA (Aka Natcep) at RN and Associates, LLC
- 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
- $640
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How to pay for CNA classes in Cincinnati
Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Cincinnati
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 Cincinnati nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Cincinnati nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Cincinnati 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 Ohio page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati
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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