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Patient care technician training in Dallas, Texas

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

10 schools offer these patient care technician programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, and every one is approved 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 Dallas, 2 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma and 9 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

All 11 are the same kind of program: patient care technician course.

See the 11 programs

All 34 patient care technician programs in Texas, including online programs

How much does patient care technician training cost in Dallas?

$3,010 to $8,100 is what most patient care technician programs in Dallas cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $2,399 to $8,500

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
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
Not reported
None of the 11 programs 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 Dallas may also offer patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Dallas?

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

All 11 patient care technician programs in Dallas approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technicin

    Stone Academy

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Stone Academy, Fort WorthPatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,100
    Price if you pay yourself$3,135

    18 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Patient Care Technicin at Stone Academy
    More details about Patient Care Technicin at Stone Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,284
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $715
    Students counted
    20
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,135
    students trained with WIOA funding
    18
    Program website, Patient Care Technicin at Stone Academy

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Dallas College

    Dallas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dallas College, DallasPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,399
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Dallas College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Dallas College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $390
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,399
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Dallas College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Virtual Care (Telehealth PCT)

    Dallas College

    Dallas

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dallas College, DallasPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,540
    Program website, Virtual Care (Telehealth PCT) at Dallas College
    More details about Virtual Care (Telehealth PCT) at Dallas College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,540
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,540
    Program website, Virtual Care (Telehealth PCT) at Dallas College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician Hybrid

    All is Well HealthCare Academy

    Little Elm

    High school diploma or equivalent

    All is Well HealthCare Academy, Little ElmPatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,886
    School website, Patient Care Technician Hybrid at All is Well HealthCare Academy
    More details about Patient Care Technician Hybrid at All is Well HealthCare Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $613
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,886
    School website, Patient Care Technician Hybrid at All is Well HealthCare Academy

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Idtc Career Center (Apprenticeship)

    Grand Prairie

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Idtc Career Center (Apprenticeship), Grand PrairiePatient care technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,140
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Idtc Career Center (Apprenticeship)
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Idtc Career Center (Apprenticeship)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,660
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,140
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Idtc Career Center (Apprenticeship)

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    IDTC Career Center

    Grand Prairie

    High school diploma or equivalent

    IDTC Career Center, Grand PrairiePatient care technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,140
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at IDTC Career Center
    More details about Patient Care Technician at IDTC Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,960
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,140
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at IDTC Career Center

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Bah Career Training

    Garland

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bah Career Training, GarlandPatient care technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,160
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Bah Career Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $310
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,160

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education

    Arlington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education, ArlingtonPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,700
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education
    More details about Patient Care Technician at University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,700
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Dallas Career Academy

    Dallas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dallas Career Academy, DallasPatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,500
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Dallas Career Academy
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Dallas Career Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,500
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Dallas Career Academy

  • Patient care technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician

    Dallas Career Institute

    Dallas

    No diploma needed

    Dallas Career Institute, DallasPatient care technician courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,500
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Dallas Career Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $897
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,500

  • Patient care technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Patient Care tech

    Career Discover Academy

    Dallas

    No diploma needed

    Career Discover Academy, DallasPatient care technician courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,500
    Program website, Patient Care tech at Career Discover Academy
    More details about Patient Care tech at Career Discover Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $112
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,500
    Program website, Patient Care tech at Career Discover Academy

How to pay for patient care technician training in Dallas

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in Dallas

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 Dallas

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

Where the Dallas patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Dallas patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Texas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas

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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