Medication aide training in New Jersey

1 medication aide program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this medication aide program, and New Jersey has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 New Jersey, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much does medication aide training cost in New Jersey?

$1,700

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 67%
Working 6 months later: 75%
Earned a year, estimated: about $13,500
Length: Not reported; The program doesn't 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 New Jersey may also offer medication aide training. How these figures are made

Is there free medication aide training in New Jersey?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 12 people at this program.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $1,700.

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

The one medication aide program in New Jersey approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Nursing assistant and medication aide course combinedIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
CNACHHAMedication Aide TRIPLE Certifi
Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS
Pleasantville
High school diploma or equivalent
Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS, PleasantvilleNursing assistant and medication aide course combinedIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$13,500
Price if you pay yourself$1,700
12 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about CNACHHAMedication Aide TRIPLE Certifi at Academy of Healthcare Excellence Pleasantville PCS
Finished
67%
Working at 6 months
75%
Earned in a quarter
$3,366
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$200
Students counted
12
Earned a year, estimated
$13,500
Price if you pay yourself
$1,700
students trained with WIOA funding
12

How to pay for medication aide training in New Jersey

WIOA funding can pay for medication aide training in New Jersey

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.

Other training in New Jersey

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

Where the New Jersey medication aide program numbers come from

Which New Jersey medication aide programs are on this list?

These are the medication aide programs New Jersey 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 New Jersey offers.

How the prices and results of New Jersey 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 New Jersey figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New Jersey among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

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