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Dialysis technician training in California

4 dialysis technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these dialysis technician programs, and California has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Patient care dialysis technicians run kidney dialysis machines and give direct care to patients with kidney failure. Under the federal rules for dialysis facilities, they need a high school diploma or equivalent and a training program run under a registered nurse, covering dialysis and its procedures, placing the needles (cannulation), possible complications, water treatment, infection control and safety.1 At dialysis centers covered by Medicare's rules, a patient care dialysis technician must be certified through a state program or a national certification program within 18 months of being hired, and must meet any state rules for dialysis technicians.2

In California, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: dialysis technician certificate or course.

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How much does dialysis technician training cost in California?

$4,200 to $6,908

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
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3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
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3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
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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 California may also offer dialysis technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free dialysis technician training in California?

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

All 4 dialysis technician programs in California approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Dialysis technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hemodialysis Technician

    National Polytechnic College

    Lakewood

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    National Polytechnic College, LakewoodDialysis technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,800
    Price if you pay yourself$6,908

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Hemodialysis Technician at National Polytechnic College
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    38%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,956
    Length
    25 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $990
    Students counted
    90
    Earned a year, estimated
    $31,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,908
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Dialysis technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hemodialysis Training

    Dialysis Education Services, LLC

    Bellflower

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dialysis Education Services, LLC, BellflowerDialysis technician certificate or courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,400
    Price if you pay yourself$6,298

    19 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Hemodialysis Training at Dialysis Education Services, LLC
    More details about Hemodialysis Training at Dialysis Education Services, LLC
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,360
    Length
    24 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,203
    Students counted
    64
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,298
    students trained with WIOA funding
    19
    Program website, Hemodialysis Training at Dialysis Education Services, LLC

  • Dialysis technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hemodialysis Technician

    Northern California Nursing Academy

    Daly City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northern California Nursing Academy, Daly CityDialysis technician certificate or courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,200
    Program website, Hemodialysis Technician at Northern California Nursing Academy
    More details about Hemodialysis Technician at Northern California Nursing Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $945
    Students counted
    31
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,200
    Program website, Hemodialysis Technician at Northern California Nursing Academy

  • Dialysis technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hemodialysis Technician

    Crescent School of Dialysis llc

    Upland

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Crescent School of Dialysis llc, UplandDialysis technician certificate or courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Hemodialysis Technician at Crescent School of Dialysis llc
    More details about Hemodialysis Technician at Crescent School of Dialysis llc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Left out
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,000
    Program website, Hemodialysis Technician at Crescent School of Dialysis llc

How to pay for dialysis technician training in California

WIOA funding can pay for dialysis technician 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 dialysis technician 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.78

GI Bill for dialysis technician training

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.

Dialysis technician training in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Riverside and other California cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in California

How dialysis technician training compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in California

Where the California dialysis technician program numbers come from

Which California dialysis technician programs are on this list?

These are the dialysis technician 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).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 California offers.

How the prices and results of California dialysis technician 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 dialysis technician training in California

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  1. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 494.140(e), patient care dialysis technicians
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 494.140(e), patient care dialysis technicians
  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