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Medication aide training in Maine

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

12 schools offer these medication aide programs, and Maine 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 Maine, 5 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 4 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 12 programs here are medication aide course (7 programs) and medication technician for assisted living and adult care homes (5 programs).

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How much does medication aide training cost in Maine?

$442 to $1,100 is what most medication aide programs in Maine cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $200 to $2,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
98%
Working 6 months later
90%
Earned a year, estimated
about $38,300
Length
Not enough data
4 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 Maine may also offer medication aide training. How these figures are made

Is there free medication aide training in Maine?

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

All 12 medication aide programs in Maine approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for medication aide training in Maine

WIOA funding can pay for medication 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 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 Maine

programs with a price cost under $1,000
4 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
10th of 12
medication aide programs here, against the typical state's 3
12 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 Portland, Manchester and other Maine cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 8 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Maine

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

Where the Maine medication aide program numbers come from

Which Maine medication aide programs are on this list?

These are the medication 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).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 Maine offers.

How the prices and results of Maine 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.

Sources for the facts about medication aide training in Maine

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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