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Patient care technician training in Tennessee

5 patient care technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these patient care technician programs, and Tennessee has approved every one for workforce funding. Each 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 Tennessee, 4 of the 5 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

All 5 are the same kind of program: patient care technician course.

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How much does patient care technician training cost in Tennessee?

$1,410 to $7,395 is what most patient care technician programs in Tennessee cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $899 to $13,542

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 5 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 5 programs report it
Length
12 to 38 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 Tennessee may also offer patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Tennessee?

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

All 5 patient care technician programs in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Remington College's Nashville Campus

    Nashville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Remington College's Nashville Campus, NashvillePatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,395
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Remington College's Nashville Campus
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 23 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    46
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,395

  • Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician - Online, Self-Paced - Exam Included

    Nashville State Community College

    Based in Nashville, TN

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Nashville State Community College, based in Nashville, TNPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$899
    Program website, Patient Care Technician - Online, Self-Paced - Exam Included at Nashville State Community College
    More details about Patient Care Technician - Online, Self-Paced - Exam Included at Nashville State Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $290
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $899
    Program website, Patient Care Technician - Online, Self-Paced - Exam Included at Nashville State Community College

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Roane State Community College

    Harriman

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Roane State Community College, HarrimanPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,410
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Roane State Community College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Roane State Community College
    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
    $112
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,410
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Roane State Community College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridEducation and courses

    Patient Care Technician with IV Therapy (Intravenous) supplement

    Roane State Community College

    Harriman

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Roane State Community College, HarrimanPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,410
    Program website, Patient Care Technician with IV Therapy (Intravenous) supplement at Roane State Community College
    More details about Patient Care Technician with IV Therapy (Intravenous) supplement at Roane State Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $472
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,410
    Program website, Patient Care Technician with IV Therapy (Intravenous) supplement at Roane State Community College

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Health Tech Institute Of Memphis

    Memphis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Health Tech Institute Of Memphis, MemphisPatient care technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,542
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Health Tech Institute Of Memphis
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Health Tech Institute Of Memphis
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    38 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,289
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,542
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Health Tech Institute Of Memphis

How to pay for patient care technician training in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in Tennessee

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.

Quick facts: Patient care technician training in Tennessee

programs with a price cost under $2,000
3 of 5
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
1st of 15
patient care technician programs here, against the typical state's 3
5 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the patient care technician 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).

Patient care technician training in Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis and other Tennessee cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 program is online.

Other training in Tennessee

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

Where the Tennessee patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Tennessee patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs Tennessee 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 Tennessee offers.

How the prices and results of Tennessee 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.

Sources for the facts about patient care technician training in Tennessee

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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