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Mental health technician training in Iowa

3 mental health technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these mental health technician programs, and Iowa has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental conditions or developmental disabilities. Technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate and aides a high school diploma, both learn on the job, and some states require technicians to be licensed.1

In Iowa, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 3 are the same kind of program: mental health technician certificate or course.

See the 3 programs

How much does mental health technician certification cost in Iowa?

$1,629 to $4,000

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it
Length
Not enough data
3 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 Iowa may also offer mental health technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free mental health technician training in Iowa?

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

All 3 mental health technician programs in Iowa approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist

    MedCerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, based in Livonia, MIMental health technician certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist at MedCerts
    More details about HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist at MedCerts
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    48
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500
    Program website, HI-7200: Mental Health Support Specialist at MedCerts

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional

    MedCerts

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, based in Livonia, MIMental health technician certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional at MedCerts
    More details about HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional at MedCerts
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    13
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    Program website, HI-7300: Mental Health Support Professional at MedCerts

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Technician

    Iowa Western Community College

    Council Bluffs

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Iowa Western Community College, Council BluffsMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,629
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Iowa Western Community College
    More details about Mental Health Technician at Iowa Western Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    11 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $192
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,629
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Iowa Western Community College

How to pay for mental health technician training in Iowa

WIOA funding can pay for mental health technician training in Iowa

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 mental health technician 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 mental health technician 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 Iowa

How mental health technician training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Iowa

Where the Iowa mental health technician program numbers come from

Which Iowa mental health technician programs are on this list?

These are the mental health technician programs Iowa 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 Iowa offers.

How the prices and results of Iowa mental health technician 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 mental health technician training in Iowa

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Psychiatric Technicians and Aides
  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