Home health aide training in Maine

4 home health aide programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these home health aide programs, and Maine has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Home health and personal care aides keep an eye on the condition of people with disabilities or long-term illness and help them with everyday tasks. Aides who work for certified home health or hospice agencies must finish formal training and pass a standardized test, and states may add their own rules.¹ For those agencies, federal rules require at least 75 hours of aide training, with at least 16 hours in a classroom before at least 16 hours of supervised practice.²

In Maine, 2 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

All 4 are the same kind of program: personal care aide or direct care worker course.

See the 4 programs

How much does home health aide training cost in Maine?

$300 to $500

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

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not reported; None of the 4 programs report it

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

Is there free home health aide training in Maine?

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.³⁴⁵In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 23 people at 1 of the 4 programs here.
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 $300 to $500.

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

All 4 home health aide programs in Maine approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Personal care aide or direct care worker courseIn personEducation and courses
Healthcare Pathway Module 2
Lewiston Adult Education
Lewiston
Education and courses
Lewiston Adult Education, LewistonPersonal care aide or direct care worker courseIn person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$50,600
Price if you pay yourself$500
23 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Healthcare Pathway Module 2 at Lewiston Adult Education
More details about Healthcare Pathway Module 2 at Lewiston Adult Education
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
77%
Earned in a quarter
$12,640
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$50
Students counted
49
Earned a year, estimated
$50,600
Price if you pay yourself
$500
students trained with WIOA funding
23
Program website, Healthcare Pathway Module 2 at Lewiston Adult Education
Personal care aide or direct care worker courseHybridNo diploma needed
Personal Support Specialist
Saco River Education
Waterboro
No diploma needed
Saco River Education, WaterboroPersonal care aide or direct care worker courseHybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$300
More details about Personal Support Specialist at Saco River Education
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$300
Personal care aide or direct care worker courseHybridNo diploma needed
PSS
Brenda Duggan
Milbridge
No diploma needed
Brenda Duggan, MilbridgePersonal care aide or direct care worker courseHybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$340
More details about PSS at Brenda Duggan
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$140
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$340
Personal care aide or direct care worker courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
PSS Personal Support Specialist
MSAD #52 River Valley Adult & Commu
Based in Turner, ME
High school diploma or equivalent
MSAD #52 River Valley Adult & Commu, based in Turner, MEPersonal care aide or direct care worker courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$368
Program website, PSS Personal Support Specialist at MSAD #52 River Valley Adult & Commu
More details about PSS Personal Support Specialist at MSAD #52 River Valley Adult & Commu
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$69
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$368
Program website, PSS Personal Support Specialist at MSAD #52 River Valley Adult & Commu

How to pay for home health aide training in Maine

WIOA funding can pay for home health aide training in Maine

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 home health aide 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 home health aide 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.

Home health aide training in Lewiston, Portland and other Maine cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 1 online.

Other training in Maine

How home health aide training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Maine

Where the Maine home health aide program numbers come from

Which Maine home health aide programs are on this list?

These are the home health aide programs Maine 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 Maine offers.

How the prices and results of Maine home health aide 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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