Patient care technician training in Washington

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

3 schools offer these patient care technician programs, and Washington 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 Washington, 2 of the 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for an associate degree.

All 3 are the same kind of program: patient care technician course.

See the 3 programs

How much does patient care technician training cost in Washington?

$1,444 to $4,110

is what the 3 programs with a price cost 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 Washington may also offer patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Washington?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any 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. These programs cost $1,444 to $4,110.

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

All 3 patient care technician programs in Washington approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Patient care technician courseIn personAssociate's degree
Emergency Room and Patient Care Technician
Green River College
Auburn
Accredited school
Associate's degree
Green River College, AuburnPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · Associate's degree
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,444
Program website, Emergency Room and Patient Care Technician at Green River College
More details about Emergency Room and Patient Care Technician at Green River College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 24 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,444
Program website, Emergency Room and Patient Care Technician at Green River College
Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Patient Care Technician
Walla Walla University
College Place
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Walla Walla University, College PlacePatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
Program website, Patient Care Technician at Walla Walla University
More details about Patient Care Technician at Walla Walla University
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
24 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,000
Program website, Patient Care Technician at Walla Walla University
Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Patient Care Technician
Edmonds College
Lynnwood
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Edmonds College, LynnwoodPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,110
Program website, Patient Care Technician at Edmonds College
More details about Patient Care Technician at Edmonds College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 13 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$4,110
Program website, Patient Care Technician at Edmonds College

How to pay for patient care technician training in Washington

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in Washington

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.

Patient care technician training in Seattle, Walla Walla and other Washington cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Washington

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

Where the Washington patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Washington patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs Washington 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 Washington offers.

How the prices and results of Washington 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.

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Patient care technician training in Washington

How much does patient care technician training cost in Washington?

Is there free patient care technician training in Washington?

All 3 patient care technician programs in Washington approved for WIOA funding

Emergency Room and Patient Care Technician