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Community health worker training in California

2 community health worker programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these community health worker programs, and California has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Community health workers promote wellness by helping people in their community adopt healthy habits. Most need a high school diploma and learn on the job, and some states require certification, which can include a state-approved training program.1

In California, 1 of the 2 programs asks for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

Both are the same kind of program: community health worker certificate or course.

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How much does community health worker training cost in California?

$799 to $828

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
50%
Earned a year, estimated
about $23,300
Length
15 to 36 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 California may also offer community health worker training. How these figures are made

Is there free community health worker training in California?

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

All 2 community health worker programs in California approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Community health worker certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Community Health Worker

    Castro Valley Adult & Career Education

    Based in Castro Valley, CA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Castro Valley Adult & Career Education, based in Castro Valley, CACommunity health worker certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,300
    Price if you pay yourself$799

    20 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Community Health Worker at Castro Valley Adult & Career Education
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,825
    Length
    15 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    32
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $799
    students trained with WIOA funding
    20

  • Community health worker certificate or courseIn personEducation and courses

    Community Health Worker Certificate of Achievement

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San FranciscoCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$828
    More details about Community Health Worker Certificate of Achievement at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $432
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $828

How to pay for community health worker training in California

WIOA funding can pay for community health worker training in California

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 community health worker training

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 community health worker training

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.

Other training in California

How community health worker training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in California

Where the California community health worker program numbers come from

Which California community health worker programs are on this list?

These are the community health worker programs California 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what California offers.

How the prices and results of California community health worker 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.

Sources for the facts about community health worker training in California

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Community Health Workers
  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