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CNA classes in Pennsylvania

30 CNA (certified nursing assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

27 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and Pennsylvania 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 Federal rules require state-approved nurse aide programs for nursing homes to run at least 75 hours, including at least 16 hours of supervised hands-on practice. If a nursing home employs you or has offered you a job when you start, it can't charge you for the program.2

In Pennsylvania, 9 of the 30 programs take students without a high school diploma, 14 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 7 ask for earlier courses first.

All 30 are the same kind of program: nursing assistant (CNA).

See the 30 programs

How much do CNA classes cost in Pennsylvania?

$1,461 to $1,950 is what most CNA programs in Pennsylvania cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 30 programs with a price. All of them: $1,050 to $4,150

In the typical program

Finished the program
98%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Pennsylvania's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
about $25,500
Length
4 to 8 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 Pennsylvania may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in Pennsylvania?

All 30 CNA programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding

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30 programs

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide

    Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

    Based in Pleasant Gap, PA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, based in Pleasant Gap, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$9,100
    Price if you pay yourself$1,555
    More details about Nurse Aide at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,282
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $220
    Students counted
    213
    Earned a year, estimated
    $9,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,555
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlinePrerequisite courses

    Nurse Aide Certificate Program

    Harrisburg Area Community College

    Based in Harrisburg, PA

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Harrisburg Area Community College, based in Harrisburg, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$6,400
    Price if you pay yourself$1,750

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at Harrisburg Area Community College
    More details about Nurse Aide Certificate Program at Harrisburg Area Community College
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,602
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $395
    Students counted
    109

    Listed 18 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $6,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,750
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at Harrisburg Area Community College
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide Training

    Revolutionary Education Center

    Based in Eynon, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Revolutionary Education Center, based in Eynon, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,100
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000

    66 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nurse Aide Training at Revolutionary Education Center
    More details about Nurse Aide Training at Revolutionary Education Center
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,522
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $35
    Students counted
    106
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    66
    Program website, Nurse Aide Training at Revolutionary Education Center
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Fast Track Nurse Aide Training

    Community College Allegheny County

    Based in Monroeville, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Allegheny County, based in Monroeville, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$49,500
    Price if you pay yourself$1,949
    Program website, Fast Track Nurse Aide Training at Community College Allegheny County
    More details about Fast Track Nurse Aide Training at Community College Allegheny County
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,374
    Length
    5 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    94
    Earned a year, estimated
    $49,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,949
    Program website, Fast Track Nurse Aide Training at Community College Allegheny County
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide Certification

    Northampton Community College

    Based in Bethlehem, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northampton Community College, based in Bethlehem, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,800
    Price if you pay yourself$1,499

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nurse Aide Certification at Northampton Community College
    More details about Nurse Aide Certification at Northampton Community College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,707
    Length
    4 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,164
    Students counted
    89
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,499
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certification at Northampton Community College
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide Training

    York County School Of Technology

    Based in York, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    York County School Of Technology, based in York, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,300

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nurse Aide Training at York County School Of Technology
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $417
    Students counted
    81
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,300
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide Training

    Bucks County Community College

    Based in Newtown, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bucks County Community College, based in Newtown, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$47,400
    Price if you pay yourself$1,450

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nurse Aide Training at Bucks County Community College
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,839
    Length
    10 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $135
    Students counted
    74
    Earned a year, estimated
    $47,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,450
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aid

    Delaware County Community College

    Media

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delaware County Community College, MediaNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,950
    School website, Nurse Aid at Delaware County Community College
    More details about Nurse Aid at Delaware County Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $329
    Students counted
    34
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,950
    School website, Nurse Aid at Delaware County Community College
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide Training

    CareBridge Academy

    Based in Philadelphia, PA

    No diploma needed

    CareBridge Academy, based in Philadelphia, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$24,900
    Price if you pay yourself$1,795

    27 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nurse Aide Training at CareBridge Academy
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,230
    Length
    4 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    27
    Earned a year, estimated
    $24,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,795
    students trained with WIOA funding
    27
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

    Allegany Community College

    Based in Everett, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Allegany Community College, based in Everett, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$64,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,050
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Allegany Community College
    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Allegany Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,040
    Length
    9 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    21
    Earned a year, estimated
    $64,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,050
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Allegany Community College
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlinePrerequisite courses

    Nurse Aide Certificate Program

    HACC - Transitions Healthcare

    Based in Gettysburg, PA

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    HACC - Transitions Healthcare, based in Gettysburg, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,750
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Transitions Healthcare
    More details about Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Transitions Healthcare
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $395
    Students counted
    19
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,750
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Transitions Healthcare
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide Training

    Bucks County Community College

    Based in Newtown, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bucks County Community College, based in Newtown, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,450
    More details about Nurse Aide Training at Bucks County Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $135
    Students counted
    18
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,450
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide Certification Training

    Carbon Career & Technical Institute

    Based in Jim Thorpe, PA

    No diploma needed

    Carbon Career & Technical Institute, based in Jim Thorpe, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$24,500
    Price if you pay yourself$1,680

    13 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nurse Aide Certification Training at Carbon Career & Technical Institute
    Finished
    56%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,113
    Length
    8 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $393
    Students counted
    18
    Earned a year, estimated
    $24,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,680
    students trained with WIOA funding
    13
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide

    Dotlen Academy Of Science

    Based in Norristown, PA

    No diploma needed

    Dotlen Academy Of Science, based in Norristown, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,100

    16 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nurse Aide at Dotlen Academy Of Science
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,400
    Students counted
    16
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,100
    students trained with WIOA funding
    16
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide

    Mifflin County Academy Of Science

    Based in Lewistown, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mifflin County Academy Of Science, based in Lewistown, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    School website, Nurse Aide at Mifflin County Academy Of Science
    More details about Nurse Aide at Mifflin County Academy Of Science
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 37 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $220
    Students counted
    15
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,000
    School website, Nurse Aide at Mifflin County Academy Of Science
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Adult Nurse Aide Training

    Columbia Montour Area Voc Tech Sch

    Based in Bloomsburg, PA

    No diploma needed

    Columbia Montour Area Voc Tech Sch, based in Bloomsburg, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    More details about Adult Nurse Aide Training at Columbia Montour Area Voc Tech Sch
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    14
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,500
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide

    Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center INC

    Based in Coatesville, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center INC, based in Coatesville, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,150

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nurse Aide at Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center INC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,707
    Length
    13 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    14
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,150
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide 120 hr.

    Reading Area Community College

    Based in Reading, PA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Reading Area Community College, based in Reading, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,390
    Program website, Nurse Aide 120 hr. at Reading Area Community College
    More details about Nurse Aide 120 hr. at Reading Area Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,030
    Students counted
    34
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,390
    Program website, Nurse Aide 120 hr. at Reading Area Community College
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide

    Monroe Career & Technical Institute

    Based in Bartonsville, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Monroe Career & Technical Institute, based in Bartonsville, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,125
    Program website, Nurse Aide at Monroe Career & Technical Institute
    More details about Nurse Aide at Monroe Career & Technical Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $475
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,125
    Program website, Nurse Aide at Monroe Career & Technical Institute
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide

    Fulton County Avts

    Based in McConnellsburg, PA

    No diploma needed

    Fulton County Avts, based in McConnellsburg, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,425
    More details about Nurse Aide at Fulton County Avts
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $411
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,425
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Assisting

    Franklin County Career And

    Based in Chambersburg, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Franklin County Career And, based in Chambersburg, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,425
    Program website, Nurse Assisting at Franklin County Career And
    More details about Nurse Assisting at Franklin County Career And
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $375
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,425
    Program website, Nurse Assisting at Franklin County Career And
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse Aide Training

    Community College Of Philadelphia

    Based in Philadelphia, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Of Philadelphia, based in Philadelphia, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,495
    More details about Nurse Aide Training at Community College Of Philadelphia
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    17 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $110
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,495
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide Training

    Eastern Mennonite University Lancaster

    Based in Lancaster, PA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Mennonite University Lancaster, based in Lancaster, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Nurse Aide Training at Eastern Mennonite University Lancaster
    More details about Nurse Aide Training at Eastern Mennonite University Lancaster
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $478
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,500
    Program website, Nurse Aide Training at Eastern Mennonite University Lancaster
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlinePrerequisite courses

    Nurse Aide Training

    Healthcare Ventures Alliance

    Based in Erie, PA

    Prerequisite courses

    Healthcare Ventures Alliance, based in Erie, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,550
    More details about Nurse Aide Training at Healthcare Ventures Alliance
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,550
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineNo diploma needed

    Nurse Aide Training Program

    Tranquility And Allegiance Academy

    Based in Philadelphia, PA

    No diploma needed

    Tranquility And Allegiance Academy, based in Philadelphia, PANursing assistant (CNA)Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,600
    Program website, Nurse Aide Training Program at Tranquility And Allegiance Academy
    More details about Nurse Aide Training Program at Tranquility And Allegiance Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,600
    Program website, Nurse Aide Training Program at Tranquility And Allegiance Academy
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlinePrerequisite courses

    Nurse Aide Certificate Program

    HACC - Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village

    Based in Lewisburg, PA

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    HACC - Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, based in Lewisburg, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,750
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village
    More details about Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $395
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,750
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlinePrerequisite courses

    Nurse Aide Certificate Program

    HACC - Promedica-Sunbury

    Based in Sunbury, PA

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    HACC - Promedica-Sunbury, based in Sunbury, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,750
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Promedica-Sunbury
    More details about Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Promedica-Sunbury
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $395
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,750
    Program website, Nurse Aide Certificate Program at HACC - Promedica-Sunbury
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlinePrerequisite courses

    High School Nurse Aide Certificate Program

    Harrisburg Area Community College

    Based in Harrisburg, PA

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Harrisburg Area Community College, based in Harrisburg, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,950
    Program website, High School Nurse Aide Certificate Program at Harrisburg Area Community College
    More details about High School Nurse Aide Certificate Program at Harrisburg Area Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $395
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,950
    Program website, High School Nurse Aide Certificate Program at Harrisburg Area Community College
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nurse's Aide Training

    Revolution Education Center Inc.

    Based in Quakertown, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Revolution Education Center Inc., based in Quakertown, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about Nurse's Aide Training at Revolution Education Center Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $35
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
  • Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlinePrerequisite courses

    Nurse Aide Cert. Prog. w/Integrated Educ. &Trng. Enhancement

    Harrisburg Area Community College

    Based in Lancaster, PA

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Harrisburg Area Community College, based in Lancaster, PANursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolOnline · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,260
    Program website, Nurse Aide Cert. Prog. w/Integrated Educ. &Trng. Enhancement at Harrisburg Area Community College
    More details about Nurse Aide Cert. Prog. w/Integrated Educ. &Trng. Enhancement at Harrisburg Area Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    7 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $395
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,260
    Program website, Nurse Aide Cert. Prog. w/Integrated Educ. &Trng. Enhancement at Harrisburg Area Community College

How to pay for CNA classes in Pennsylvania

WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in Pennsylvania

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.78

GI Bill for CNA classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

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

Quick facts: CNA classes in Pennsylvania

programs with a price cost under $2,000
24 of 30
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
36th of 45
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
16 of 32
CNA programs here, against the typical state's 21
30 vs 21

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).

Other training in Pennsylvania

How CNA classes compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Pennsylvania

Where the Pennsylvania nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs Pennsylvania 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).10 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 Pennsylvania offers.

How the prices and results of Pennsylvania nursing assistant programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about CNA classes in Pennsylvania

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 483.152, Requirements for approval of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. 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)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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