Child care and social services training in Massachusetts
24 child care and social services programs in 4 fields of education and social services, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
12 schools offer these programs, and Massachusetts has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 4 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
These programs lead to work caring for and supporting people: early childhood education for preschool and child care, addiction counseling, mental health and human services work, behavior technician (RBT) training, teacher assistant (paraprofessional) training, and community health work. Most are certificates or courses that prepare for a state credential; some are two-year degrees.
All job training programs in Massachusetts, every line of work
Accredited child care and social services programs in Massachusetts, each school with its accreditor
Child care and social services training by state, to compare Massachusetts with other states
Compare child care and social services programs in Massachusetts: cost, pay and results
10 programs at 8 schools
- Most cost
- $1,477 to $5,844
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not enough data
10 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $6,500 to $13,356
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
3 programs at 3 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Massachusetts may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Massachusetts, by line of work
- Business and office training185
- IT certification programs143
- Medical certification programs108
- Trade school programs92
- Nursing and patient care programs53
- Transportation and logistics training47
- Allied health programs36
- Beauty school12
- First responder training5
- All job training in Massachusetts709
Programs approved in Massachusetts in each line of work.
Where the Massachusetts child care and social services numbers come from
Which Massachusetts programs are counted?
Programs Massachusetts approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Massachusetts offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about child care and social services programs in Massachusetts
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- 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