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Home health aide training in Michigan

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

5 schools offer these home health aide programs, and Michigan 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 Michigan, 4 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 5 programs here are home health aide course (3 programs), home care aide course (1 program) and personal care aide or direct care worker course (1 program).

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How much does home health aide training cost in Michigan?

$975 to $1,500 is what most home health aide programs in Michigan cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $890 to $3,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 5 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 5 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 5 programs report it
Length
5 to 30 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 Michigan may also offer home health aide training. How these figures are made

Is there free home health aide training in Michigan?

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

All 5 home health aide programs in Michigan approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • Home health aide courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Home Health Aide

    American Academy of International Education Inc.

    Clinton Township

    High school diploma or equivalent

    American Academy of International Education Inc., Clinton TownshipHome health aide courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$890
    Program website, Home Health Aide at American Academy of International Education Inc.
    More details about Home Health Aide at American Academy of International Education Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $890
    Program website, Home Health Aide at American Academy of International Education Inc.

  • Home care aide courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Home Care Assistant

    Macomb Community College

    Warren

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Macomb Community College, WarrenHome care aide course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$975
    Program website, Home Care Assistant at Macomb Community College
    More details about Home Care Assistant at Macomb Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $461
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $975
    Program website, Home Care Assistant at Macomb Community College

  • Home health aide courseSeveral formatsNo diploma needed

    Home Health Aide

    Healthcare Career Institute LLC

    Southfield

    No diploma needed

    Healthcare Career Institute LLC, SouthfieldHome health aide courseSeveral formats · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Home Health Aide at Healthcare Career Institute LLC
    More details about Home Health Aide at Healthcare Career Institute LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,500
    Program website, Home Health Aide at Healthcare Career Institute LLC

  • Home health aide courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Home Health Aide

    Andrews University

    Based in Berrien Springs, MI

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Andrews University, based in Berrien Springs, MIHome health aide course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Home Health Aide at Andrews University
    More details about Home Health Aide at Andrews University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,500
    Program website, Home Health Aide at Andrews University

  • Personal care aide or direct care worker courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    IMPART Alliance Professional Direct Care Worker (DCW) Training Program

    Michigan State University

    Based in East Lansing, MI

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Michigan State University, based in East Lansing, MIPersonal care aide or direct care worker course · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, IMPART Alliance Professional Direct Care Worker (DCW) Training Program at Michigan State University
    More details about IMPART Alliance Professional Direct Care Worker (DCW) Training Program at Michigan State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 2 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    Program website, IMPART Alliance Professional Direct Care Worker (DCW) Training Program at Michigan State University

How to pay for home health aide training in Michigan

WIOA funding can pay for home health aide training in Michigan

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.

Quick facts: Home health aide training in Michigan

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
11th of 11
home health aide programs here, against the typical state's 2
5 vs 2

State comparisons use the same figures as the home health aide training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Other training in Michigan

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

Where the Michigan home health aide program numbers come from

Which Michigan home health aide programs are on this list?

These are the home health aide programs Michigan 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 Michigan offers.

How the prices and results of Michigan 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.

Sources for the facts about home health aide training in Michigan

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Home Health and Personal Care Aides
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 484.80, Condition of participation: Home health aide services
  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