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CNA classes in Rhode Island

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

6 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, 2 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much do CNA classes cost in Rhode Island?

$1,250 to $3,677

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 7 programs with a price: $1,200 to $6,600

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
8 to 12 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 Rhode Island may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in Rhode Island?

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

All 7 CNA programs in Rhode Island approved for funding

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7 programs

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridNo diploma needed

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln

    No diploma needed

    Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln · Nursing assistant (CNA) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$32,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,400
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Community College of Rhode Island
    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Community College of Rhode Island
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    37%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,067
    Length
    12 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    697
    a year, estimated
    $32,300
    price
    $1,400

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personEducation and courses

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    American Safety Programs and Training, Providence

    Education and courses

    American Safety Programs and Training, Providence · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at American Safety Programs and Training
    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at American Safety Programs and Training
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    208
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

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

    Certified Nursing Assistant.

    Ace Home Health Training School LLC, Cranston

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ace Home Health Training School LLC, Cranston · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant. at Ace Home Health Training School LLC
    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant. at Ace Home Health Training School LLC
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,816
    Length
    8 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $610
    Students counted
    189
    a year, estimated
    $35,300
    price
    $1,200

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personNo diploma needed

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Crossroads Rhode Island, Providence

    No diploma needed

    Crossroads Rhode Island, Providence · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,600
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Crossroads Rhode Island
    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Crossroads Rhode Island
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,395
    Length
    7 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $141
    Students counted
    150
    a year, estimated
    $21,600
    price
    $5,000

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

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    Hitep, Inc, Providence

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hitep, Inc, Providence · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,354
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Hitep, Inc
    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Hitep, Inc
    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
    $185
    Students counted
    50
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,354

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

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    911Programs, Warwick

    High school diploma or equivalent

    911Programs, Warwick · Nursing assistant (CNA) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,300
    School website, Certified Nursing Assistant at 911Programs
    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at 911Programs
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $470
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,300

  • Patient care technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Patient Care Technician

    911Programs, Warwick

    High school diploma or equivalent

    911Programs, Warwick · Patient care technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,600
    Program website, Certified Patient Care Technician at 911Programs
    More details about Certified Patient Care Technician at 911Programs
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,900
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,600

How to pay for CNA classes in Rhode Island

Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which Rhode Island nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs Rhode Island 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Rhode Island offers.

How Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

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