Dialysis technician training in Missouri

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

3 schools offer these dialysis technician programs, and Missouri 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 Missouri, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

All 3 are the same kind of program: dialysis technician certificate or course.

See the 3 programs

How much does dialysis technician training cost in Missouri?

$1,398 to $4,199

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

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; None of the 3 programs report it
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 Missouri may also offer dialysis technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free dialysis technician training in Missouri?

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.³⁴⁵
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $1,398 to $4,199.

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

All 3 dialysis technician programs in Missouri approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Dialysis technician certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Dialysis Technician Program
Drury University, Springfield
Based in Springfield, MO
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Drury University, Springfield, based in Springfield, MODialysis technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,398
Program website, Dialysis Technician Program at Drury University, Springfield
More details about Dialysis Technician Program at Drury University, Springfield
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
26 weeks, 7 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$150
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,398
Program website, Dialysis Technician Program at Drury University, Springfield
Dialysis technician certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Hemodialysis Technician
Missouri State University, Springfield
Based in Springfield, MO
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Missouri State University, Springfield, based in Springfield, MODialysis technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,199
Program website, Hemodialysis Technician at Missouri State University, Springfield
More details about Hemodialysis Technician at Missouri State University, Springfield
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
9 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,199
Program website, Hemodialysis Technician at Missouri State University, Springfield
Dialysis technician certificate or courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Hemodialysis Technician With Externship - Online Program
Columbia Area Career Center
Based in Columbia, MO
No diploma needed
Columbia Area Career Center, based in Columbia, MODialysis technician certificate or courseOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,199
Program website, Hemodialysis Technician With Externship - Online Program at Columbia Area Career Center
More details about Hemodialysis Technician With Externship - Online Program at Columbia Area Career Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
6 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,199
Program website, Hemodialysis Technician With Externship - Online Program at Columbia Area Career Center

How to pay for dialysis technician training in Missouri

WIOA funding can pay for dialysis technician training in Missouri

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.

Other training in Missouri

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

Where the Missouri dialysis technician program numbers come from

Which Missouri dialysis technician programs are on this list?

These are the dialysis technician programs Missouri 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 Missouri offers.

How the prices and results of Missouri 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.

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