Retraining ReportJob training public funding can pay for

Find training

Patient care technician training in Chicago, Illinois

17 patient care technician programs with results and funding that can make them free

15 schools offer these patient care technician programs with classes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Illinois files no usable prices.

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 Chicago, all 17 programs ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 17 programs here are patient care technician course (14 programs) and patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) training (3 programs).

See the 17 programs

All 19 patient care technician programs in Illinois, including online programs

How much does patient care technician training cost in Chicago?

Not reported

Illinois files no usable prices, so none can be shown.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
Only a few programs report it, and those at a typical 11%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
16 to 32 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 Chicago may also offer patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Chicago?

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

All 17 patient care technician programs in Chicago approved for WIOA funding

Filters
What you need to enroll
Kind of program
School
How it's taught
How to show the list

17 programs

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician- (PCT non-credit)

    Joliet Junior College

    Joliet

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Joliet Junior College, JolietPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$24,200
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out

    21 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Patient Care Technician- (PCT non-credit) at Joliet Junior College
    More details about Patient Care Technician- (PCT non-credit) at Joliet Junior College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,058
    Length
    52 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    165
    Earned a year, estimated
    $24,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    students trained with WIOA funding
    21
    Program website, Patient Care Technician- (PCT non-credit) at Joliet Junior College

  • Patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn personEducation and courses

    Adult ELA ICAPS CNA/PCT

    College Of DuPage

    Westmont

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    College Of DuPage, WestmontPatient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) training · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Adult ELA ICAPS CNA/PCT at College Of DuPage
    More details about Adult ELA ICAPS CNA/PCT at College Of DuPage
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Adult ELA ICAPS CNA/PCT at College Of DuPage

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Certification Program for Patient Care Technician

    Genesis Healthcare Institute

    Romeoville

    Education and courses

    Genesis Healthcare Institute, RomeovillePatient care technician courseIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Certification Program for Patient Care Technician at Genesis Healthcare Institute
    More details about Certification Program for Patient Care Technician at Genesis Healthcare Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Certification Program for Patient Care Technician at Genesis Healthcare Institute

  • Patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn personEducation and courses

    PCT 1 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and EKG

    Elim Outreach Training Center

    Homewood

    Education and courses

    Elim Outreach Training Center, HomewoodPatient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, PCT 1 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and EKG at Elim Outreach Training Center
    More details about PCT 1 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and EKG at Elim Outreach Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, PCT 1 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and EKG at Elim Outreach Training Center

  • Patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn personEducation and courses

    PT 11 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and Dialysis

    Elim Outreach Training Center

    Homewood

    Education and courses

    Elim Outreach Training Center, HomewoodPatient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, PT 11 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and Dialysis at Elim Outreach Training Center
    More details about PT 11 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and Dialysis at Elim Outreach Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    28 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, PT 11 (Patient Care Technician) CNA Phlebotomy and Dialysis at Elim Outreach Training Center

  • Patient care technician courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    Patient Care Tech (Health Professions)

    Malcolm X College

    Chicago

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Malcolm X College, ChicagoPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Tech (Health Professions) at Malcolm X College
    More details about Patient Care Tech (Health Professions) at Malcolm X College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Tech (Health Professions) at Malcolm X College

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Patient Care Tech Training Program with Phlebotomy Cert

    International Career Institute

    Lincolnwood

    Education and courses

    International Career Institute, LincolnwoodPatient care technician courseIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Tech Training Program with Phlebotomy Cert at International Career Institute
    More details about Patient Care Tech Training Program with Phlebotomy Cert at International Career Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    23 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Tech Training Program with Phlebotomy Cert at International Career Institute

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician

    A Plus Healthcare Traning

    South Elgin

    Education and courses

    A Plus Healthcare Traning, South ElginPatient care technician courseIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at A Plus Healthcare Traning
    More details about Patient Care Technician at A Plus Healthcare Traning
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at A Plus Healthcare Traning

  • Patient care technician courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Patient Care Technician

    Northeastern Illinois University

    Chicago

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Northeastern Illinois University, ChicagoPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Northeastern Illinois University
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Northeastern Illinois University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    35 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Northeastern Illinois University

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician

    Medway Healthcare Institute

    Chicago

    Education and courses

    Medway Healthcare Institute, ChicagoPatient care technician courseIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Medway Healthcare Institute
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Medway Healthcare Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Medway Healthcare Institute

  • Patient care technician courseHybridEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician

    Moraine Valley Community College

    Palos Hills

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Moraine Valley Community College, Palos HillsPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Moraine Valley Community College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Moraine Valley Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Moraine Valley Community College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician

    Tukiendorf Training Institute(CBCI)

    Chicago

    Education and courses

    Tukiendorf Training Institute(CBCI), ChicagoPatient care technician courseHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Tukiendorf Training Institute(CBCI)
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Tukiendorf Training Institute(CBCI)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    41 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Tukiendorf Training Institute(CBCI)

  • Patient care technician courseHybridEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician

    Excelsior Healthcare Academy

    Chicago Heights

    Education and courses

    Excelsior Healthcare Academy, Chicago HeightsPatient care technician courseHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Excelsior Healthcare Academy
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Excelsior Healthcare Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Excelsior Healthcare Academy

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician 11

    Excelsior Healthcare Academy

    Chicago Heights

    Education and courses

    Excelsior Healthcare Academy, Chicago HeightsPatient care technician courseIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician 11 at Excelsior Healthcare Academy
    More details about Patient Care Technician 11 at Excelsior Healthcare Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician 11 at Excelsior Healthcare Academy

  • Patient care technician courseHybridEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician Program

    Avid CNA School

    Streamwood

    Education and courses

    Avid CNA School, StreamwoodPatient care technician courseHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician Program at Avid CNA School
    More details about Patient Care Technician Program at Avid CNA School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    23 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician Program at Avid CNA School

  • Patient care technician courseIn personEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician Program (PCT)

    South Suburban College

    South Holland

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    South Suburban College, South HollandPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    School website, Patient Care Technician Program (PCT) at South Suburban College
    More details about Patient Care Technician Program (PCT) at South Suburban College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    School website, Patient Care Technician Program (PCT) at South Suburban College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician with Computer Fundamentals

    Chicago Community Learning Center

    Chicago

    Education and courses

    Chicago Community Learning Center, ChicagoPatient care technician courseHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician with Computer Fundamentals at Chicago Community Learning Center
    More details about Patient Care Technician with Computer Fundamentals at Chicago Community Learning Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Patient Care Technician with Computer Fundamentals at Chicago Community Learning Center

How to pay for patient care technician training in Chicago

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in Chicago

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 Chicago

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

Where the Chicago patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Chicago patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs with classes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Illinois page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Chicago 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 Illinois figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Illinois among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share who finished for Illinois: only a few programs report it, and those at a typical 11%. We leave out prices for Illinois: the state files a code in place of each price, so no price can be shown.

Sources for the facts about patient care technician training in Chicago

Show the 10 sourcesHide the sources
  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