RBT certification training in Kentucky

1 RBT (registered behavior technician) program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

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

Registered behavior technicians help deliver behavior-analytic services, working under the close supervision of an RBT supervisor who is responsible for their work. The RBT is a paraprofessional certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).¹ To earn the RBT credential you complete a 40-hour training, then show your skills in an initial competency assessment overseen by a BCBA or BCaBA, then pass the RBT exam.²

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

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How much does RBT certification cost in Kentucky?

$4,000

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Length: 18 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 Kentucky may also offer RBT certification training. How these figures are made

Is there free RBT certification training in Kentucky?

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.³⁴⁵
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $4,000.

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

The one RBT program in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Behavior technician with medical office courseIn personNo diploma needed
BT-1000 Behavior Technician and the Medical Office
MedCerts
Livonia, MI
No diploma needed
MedCerts, Livonia, MIBehavior technician with medical office courseIn person · No diploma needed
Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
Program website, BT-1000 Behavior Technician and the Medical Office at MedCerts
More details about BT-1000 Behavior Technician and the Medical Office at MedCerts
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
18 weeks, 40 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, BT-1000 Behavior Technician and the Medical Office at MedCerts

How to pay for RBT certification training in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for RBT certification training in Kentucky

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 RBT certification 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.⁷⁸

GI Bill for RBT certification training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁹

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Kentucky

How RBT certification training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Kentucky

Where the Kentucky RBT program numbers come from

Which Kentucky RBT programs are on this list?

These are the RBT programs Kentucky 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).¹⁰ 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 Kentucky offers.

How the prices and results of Kentucky RBT 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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