CNA classes in McAllen
11 CNA programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
6 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen, 4 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.
See the 11 programsAll 118 CNA programs in Texas, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in McAllen?
$2,455 to $6,602
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 11 programs with a price: $929 to $15,953
- Finished the program
- 90%
- Working 6 months later
- 71%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $16,400
- 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 11 CNA programs in McAllen approved for funding
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11 programs
Nurse Aide
New Start School, McAllen
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,700Price if you pay yourself$929More details about Nurse Aide at New Start School
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,915
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $65
- Students counted
- 713
- a year, estimated
- $23,700
- price
- $929
Nurse Aide
Southern Careers Institute, Pharr
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,000Price if you pay yourself$2,550Program website, Nurse Aide at Southern Careers InstituteMore details about Nurse Aide at Southern Careers Institute
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,246
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 352
Listed 3 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $25,000
- price
- $2,550
Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide
South Texas Training Center, Pharr
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$16,600Price if you pay yourself$3,804Program website, Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- 94%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,139
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $650
- Students counted
- 70
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $16,600
- price
- $3,804
Patient Care Technician
South Texas Training Center, Pharr
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$14,200Price if you pay yourself$8,840Program website, Patient Care Technician at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Patient Care Technician at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- 82%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,548
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,260
- Students counted
- 54
Listed 3 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $14,200
- price
- $8,840
Patient Care Technician
Rio Grande Valley College, Pharr
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,900Price if you pay yourself$13,500Program website, Patient Care Technician at Rio Grande Valley CollegeMore details about Patient Care Technician at Rio Grande Valley College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,468
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- a year, estimated
- $21,900
- price
- $13,500
Patient Care Technician
Valley Grande Institute, Weslaco
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$13,200Price if you pay yourself$15,953Program website, Patient Care Technician at Valley Grande InstituteMore details about Patient Care Technician at Valley Grande Institute
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,295
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 42
- a year, estimated
- $13,200
- price
- $15,953
Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Bilingual
South Texas Training Center, Pharr
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$12,900Price if you pay yourself$4,364Program website, Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Bilingual at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Bilingual at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,224
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $650
- Students counted
- 22
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $12,900
- price
- $4,364
Nurse Aide/Home Health/Rehab Tech
South Texas Training Center, Pharr
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$16,200Price if you pay yourself$2,455Program website, Nurse Aide/Home Health/Rehab Tech at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide/Home Health/Rehab Tech at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 64%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,043
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $665
- Students counted
- 11
- a year, estimated
- $16,200
- price
- $2,455
Certified Nurse Assistant
South Texas College, McAllen
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,181Program website, Certified Nurse Assistant at South Texas CollegeMore details about Certified Nurse Assistant at South Texas College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,181
Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Rehab Technician
South Texas Training Center, Pharr
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,455Program website, Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Rehab Technician at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Rehab Technician at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $665
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,455
Patient Care Assistant
South Texas College, McAllen
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,805Program website, Patient Care Assistant at South Texas CollegeMore details about Patient Care Assistant at South Texas College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $390
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,805
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CNA classes in McAllen
Workforce funding can pay for CNA classes in McAllen
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 McAllen nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which McAllen nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 Texas page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How McAllen 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 McAllen
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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