Patient care technician training in Idaho

1 patient care technician program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this patient care technician program, and Idaho has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

The federal job guide has no separate profile for patient care technicians; the closest is nursing assistants, who give basic care and help patients with daily activities. Nursing assistants often complete a state-approved program and pass the state's competency exam, which puts them on the state registry that nursing home work requires.¹

In Idaho, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much does patient care technician training cost in Idaho?

$2,698

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 92%
Working 6 months later: Left out; Idaho's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Length: 10 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Idaho may also offer patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Idaho?

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.²³⁴
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 $2,698.

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

The one patient care technician program in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Patient care technician courseIn personNo diploma needed
Certified Patient Care Technician
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Post Falls
Accredited school
No diploma needed
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post FallsPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,698
More details about Certified Patient Care Technician at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Finished
92%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
12
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$2,698

How to pay for patient care technician training in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in Idaho

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 patient care 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 patient care 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 Idaho

How patient care technician training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Idaho

Where the Idaho patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Idaho patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho patient care 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.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

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