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CNA classes in Dayton, Ohio

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

10 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek 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 Dayton, 8 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 10 programs

All 123 CNA programs in Ohio, including online programs

How much do CNA classes cost in Dayton?

$571 to $780 is what most CNA programs in Dayton cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $425 to $1,505

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Dayton may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in Dayton?

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

All 10 CNA programs in Dayton approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Nursing Assistant

    Ohio Medical Career College

    Dayton

    No diploma needed

    Ohio Medical Career College, Dayton · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$74,900
    Price if you pay yourself$571
    Program website, Nursing Assistant at Ohio Medical Career College
    More details about Nursing Assistant at Ohio Medical Career College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $18,719
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $29
    Students counted
    357
    a year, estimated
    $74,900
    price
    $571

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Nursing Assistant

    Ohio State Career Training Center

    Beavercreek

    No diploma needed

    Ohio State Career Training Center, Beavercreek · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$79,200
    Price if you pay yourself$675
    Program website, Nursing Assistant at Ohio State Career Training Center
    More details about Nursing Assistant at Ohio State Career Training Center
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $19,797
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $110
    Students counted
    318
    a year, estimated
    $79,200
    price
    $675

  • Patient care technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Dakota Healthcare Training

    Dayton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota Healthcare Training, Dayton · Patient care technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,505
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Dakota Healthcare Training
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $365
    Students counted
    60
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,505

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Nursing Assistant Training Program

    The Right Path Training and Education Center

    Trotwood

    No diploma needed

    The Right Path Training and Education Center, Trotwood · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$425
    More details about Nursing Assistant Training Program at The Right Path Training and Education Center
    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
    $425

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Certified Nurse Aide Training (CNA)

    Tailored Care, LLC

    Dayton

    No diploma needed

    Tailored Care, LLC, Dayton · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$565
    More details about Certified Nurse Aide Training (CNA) at Tailored Care, 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
    $565

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Certified Nurse Aide STNA Program

    Ally College, LLC

    Washington Township

    No diploma needed

    Ally College, LLC, Washington Township · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$595
    More details about Certified Nurse Aide STNA Program at Ally College, 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
    $595

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide

    Miami Valley Career Technology Center

    Clayton

    No diploma needed

    Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Clayton · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$630
    More details about Nurse Aide at Miami Valley Career Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $20
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $630

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)

    Upper Valley Career Center

    Piqua

    No diploma needed

    Upper Valley Career Center, Piqua · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$780
    Program website, State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) at Upper Valley Career Center
    More details about State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) at Upper Valley Career Center
    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
    $780

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    STNA

    Edison State Community College

    Piqua

    No diploma needed

    Edison State Community College, Piqua · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$800
    Program website, STNA at Edison State Community College
    More details about STNA at Edison State 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
    $800

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing Assistants

    Dennis McClure MD

    Dayton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dennis McClure MD, Dayton · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Nursing Assistants at Dennis McClure MD
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for CNA classes in Dayton

WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in Dayton

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

Where the Dayton nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which Dayton nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek 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).9 The list here 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 Dayton 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.

Other training in Dayton

Sources for the facts about CNA classes in Dayton

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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