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Medication aide training in Alabama

10 medication aide programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

9 schools offer these medication aide programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Medication aides are nursing assistants who give residents and patients their medication. Whether a nursing assistant may do so depends on their training and their state, and some states offer an added credential for it, such as Certified Medication Assistant (CMA).1

In Alabama, 5 of the 10 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 5 ask for earlier courses first.

All 10 are the same kind of program: medication aide course.

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How much does medication aide training cost in Alabama?

$1,000 to $1,200 is what most medication aide programs in Alabama cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $950 to $1,245

In the typical program

Finished the program
97%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Alabama's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
2 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 Alabama may also offer medication aide training. How these figures are made

Is there free medication aide training in Alabama?

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

All 10 medication aide programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Medication aide courseHybridEducation and courses

    Medication Aide

    Lawson State Community College

    Birmingham

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Lawson State Community College, BirminghamMedication aide course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$33,000
    Price if you pay yourself$1,245

    43 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medication Aide at Lawson State Community College
    More details about Medication Aide at Lawson State Community College
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,241
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $55
    Students counted
    172
    Earned a year, estimated
    $33,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,245
    students trained with WIOA funding
    43
    Program website, Medication Aide at Lawson State Community College

  • Medication aide courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medication Aide Training

    Calhoun Community College

    Decatur

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Calhoun Community College, DecaturMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,069
    Program website, Medication Aide Training at Calhoun Community College
    More details about Medication Aide Training at Calhoun Community College
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $130
    Students counted
    119
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,069
    Program website, Medication Aide Training at Calhoun Community College

  • Medication aide courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    Medication Assistant (CONTINUING EDUCATION-NON-CREDIT)

    Trenholm State Community College

    Montgomery

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Trenholm State Community College, MontgomeryMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$34,100
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000

    39 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medication Assistant (CONTINUING EDUCATION-NON-CREDIT) at Trenholm State Community College
    More details about Medication Assistant (CONTINUING EDUCATION-NON-CREDIT) at Trenholm State Community College
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,515
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    110
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    39
    Program website, Medication Assistant (CONTINUING EDUCATION-NON-CREDIT) at Trenholm State Community College

  • Medication aide courseIn personEducation and courses

    Medication Assistant

    Bevill State Community College

    Sumiton

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Bevill State Community College, SumitonMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,180
    Program website, Medication Assistant at Bevill State Community College
    More details about Medication Assistant at Bevill State Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    110
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,180
    Program website, Medication Assistant at Bevill State Community College

  • Medication aide courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medication Aide Program

    Shelton State Community College

    Tuscaloosa

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Shelton State Community College, TuscaloosaMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,500
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medication Aide Program at Shelton State Community College
    More details about Medication Aide Program at Shelton State Community College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,616
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,070
    Students counted
    98
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,200
    students trained with WIOA funding
    10
    Program website, Medication Aide Program at Shelton State Community College

  • Medication aide courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medication Assistant-Certified (Mac)

    Victory Professional Development Center

    Mobile

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Victory Professional Development Center, MobileMedication aide courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$950
    Program website, Medication Assistant-Certified (Mac) at Victory Professional Development Center
    More details about Medication Assistant-Certified (Mac) at Victory Professional Development Center
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    83
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $950
    Program website, Medication Assistant-Certified (Mac) at Victory Professional Development Center

  • Medication aide courseHybridEducation and courses

    Medication Aide Fast Track Program

    Lawson State Community College

    Birmingham

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Lawson State Community College, BirminghamMedication aide course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$36,000
    Price if you pay yourself$1,245

    12 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medication Aide Fast Track Program at Lawson State Community College
    More details about Medication Aide Fast Track Program at Lawson State Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,998
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $55
    Students counted
    81
    Earned a year, estimated
    $36,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,245
    students trained with WIOA funding
    12
    Program website, Medication Aide Fast Track Program at Lawson State Community College

  • Medication aide courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medication Assistant

    Snead State Community College

    Boaz

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Snead State Community College, BoazMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000
    Program website, Medication Assistant at Snead State Community College
    More details about Medication Assistant at Snead State Community College
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    7 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $174
    Students counted
    36
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,000
    Program website, Medication Assistant at Snead State Community College

  • Medication aide courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    Medication Aide

    Southern Union Community College

    Opelika

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Southern Union Community College, OpelikaMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$996

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medication Aide at Southern Union Community College
    More details about Medication Aide at Southern Union Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $476
    Students counted
    29
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $996
    students trained with WIOA funding
    11
    Program website, Medication Aide at Southern Union Community College

  • Medication aide courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medication Aide

    Jefferson State Community College

    Birmingham

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jefferson State Community College, BirminghamMedication aide course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Medication Aide at Jefferson State Community College
    More details about Medication Aide at Jefferson State Community College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $470
    Students counted
    19
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,200
    Program website, Medication Aide at Jefferson State Community College

How to pay for medication aide training in Alabama

WIOA funding can pay for medication aide training in Alabama

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 medication 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.67

GI Bill for medication aide training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Medication aide training in Alabama

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
12th of 12
medication aide programs here, against the typical state's 3
10 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the medication 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).

Medication aide training in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and other Alabama cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 more program is in 1 other area.

Other training in Alabama

How medication aide training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Alabama

Where the Alabama medication aide program numbers come from

Which Alabama medication aide programs are on this list?

These are the medication aide programs Alabama 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).9 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 Alabama offers.

How the prices and results of Alabama medication 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.

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about medication aide training in Alabama

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns