Community health worker training in Wisconsin

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

3 schools offer these community health worker programs, and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 3 are the same kind of program: community health (associate degree).

See the 3 programs

How much does community health worker training cost in Wisconsin?

$8,759 to $9,706

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free community health worker training in Wisconsin?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $8,759 to $9,706.

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

All 3 community health worker programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Community health (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Health and Wellness Promotion Associate Degree
Mid-State Technical College
Based in Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Mid-State Technical College, based in Wisconsin Rapids, WICommunity health (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,400
Price if you pay yourself$9,706
Program website, Health and Wellness Promotion Associate Degree at Mid-State Technical College
More details about Health and Wellness Promotion Associate Degree at Mid-State Technical College
Finished
28%
Working at 6 months
78%
Earned in a quarter
$8,094
Length
64 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$722
Students counted
127
Earned a year, estimated
$32,400
Price if you pay yourself
$9,706
Program website, Health and Wellness Promotion Associate Degree at Mid-State Technical College
Community health (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Health Navigator
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau ClaireCommunity health (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,600
Price if you pay yourself$8,759
Program website, Health Navigator at Chippewa Valley Technical College
More details about Health Navigator at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Finished
63%
Working at 6 months
81%
Earned in a quarter
$7,904
Length
64 weeks, 22 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,937
Students counted
26
Earned a year, estimated
$31,600
Price if you pay yourself
$8,759
Program website, Health Navigator at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Community health (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Health Navigator
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Based in Green Bay, WI
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, based in Green Bay, WICommunity health (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,200
Price if you pay yourself$9,422
Program website, Health Navigator at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
More details about Health Navigator at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Finished
91%
Working at 6 months
72%
Earned in a quarter
$6,293
Length
90 weeks, 14 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,350
Students counted
12
Earned a year, estimated
$25,200
Price if you pay yourself
$9,422
Program website, Health Navigator at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

How to pay for community health worker training in Wisconsin

WIOA funding can pay for community health worker training in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin

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

Where the Wisconsin community health worker program numbers come from

Which Wisconsin community health worker programs are on this list?

These are the community health worker programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.

How the prices and results of Wisconsin 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.

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