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RN programs in Arizona

12 RN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

12 schools offer these RN programs, and Arizona has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care and teach patients and their families about health conditions. To work as one, you graduate from an approved nursing program (a bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, or a hospital diploma) and pass a licensing exam for your state nursing license.1 In Arizona, 2 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do RN programs cost in Arizona?

Two-year degrees (10 programs)
$11,446 to $61,266most of them
Bachelor's degrees (1 program)
$108,809the one with a price
Other RN programs (1 program)
$3,997the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
67%
Working 6 months later
70%
Earned a year, estimated
about $57,700
Length
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Arizona may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in Arizona?

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

RN programs in Tucson, Phoenix, Safford and other Arizona cities

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All 12 RN programs in Arizona approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • RN associate degree (ADN)HybridPrerequisite courses

    Nursing - AAS degree for Direct Employment

    Pima Community College

    Tucson

    Prerequisite courses

    Pima Community College, Tucson · RN associate degree (ADN) · Hybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$30,900
    Price if you pay yourself$16,082

    23 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing - AAS degree for Direct Employment at Pima Community College
    More details about Nursing - AAS degree for Direct Employment at Pima Community College
    Finished
    37%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,729
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,293
    Students counted
    471
    a year, estimated
    $30,900
    price
    $16,082
    trained with WIOA funding
    23

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personPrerequisite courses

    Nursing A.A.S.

    Central Arizona College

    Coolidge

    Prerequisite courses

    Central Arizona College, Coolidge · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$41,100
    Price if you pay yourself$9,169
    Program website, Nursing A.A.S. at Central Arizona College
    More details about Nursing A.A.S. at Central Arizona College
    Finished
    49%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,274
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,700
    Students counted
    362
    a year, estimated
    $41,100
    price
    $9,169

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Registered Nursing

    Carrington College - Phoenix (formerly Apollo College)

    Phoenix

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Carrington College - Phoenix (formerly Apollo College), Phoenix · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$57,700
    Price if you pay yourself$61,813
    Program website, Registered Nursing at Carrington College - Phoenix (formerly Apollo College)
    More details about Registered Nursing at Carrington College - Phoenix (formerly Apollo College)
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    35%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,430
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    308
    a year, estimated
    $57,700
    price
    $61,813

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personNo diploma needed

    Nursing - AAS

    Eastern Arizona College

    Thatcher

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,390

    26 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Nursing - AAS at Eastern Arizona College
    More details about Nursing - AAS at Eastern Arizona College
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,900
    Students counted
    248
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,390
    trained with WIOA funding
    26

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personEducation and courses

    Nursing - AAS degree

    Northland Pioneer College

    Holbrook

    Education and courses

    Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$67,600
    Price if you pay yourself$9,630

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Nursing - AAS degree at Northland Pioneer College
    More details about Nursing - AAS degree at Northland Pioneer College
    Finished
    27%
    Working at 6 months
    9%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,900
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $960
    Students counted
    247
    a year, estimated
    $67,600
    price
    $9,630
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Registered Nursing

    Carrington College

    Mesa

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Carrington College, Mesa · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$63,661
    Program website, Registered Nursing at Carrington College
    More details about Registered Nursing at Carrington College
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    39%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    239
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $63,661

  • RN associate degree (ADN)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Registered Nursing

    Carrington College - Tucson (formerly Apollo College)

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Carrington College - Tucson (formerly Apollo College), Tucson · RN associate degree (ADN) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$64,500
    Price if you pay yourself$63,661
    Program website, Registered Nursing at Carrington College - Tucson (formerly Apollo College)
    More details about Registered Nursing at Carrington College - Tucson (formerly Apollo College)
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    27%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,120
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    215
    a year, estimated
    $64,500
    price
    $63,661

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Registered Nursing

    Pima Medical Institute

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pima Medical Institute, Tucson · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$59,626

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Registered Nursing at Pima Medical Institute
    More details about Registered Nursing at Pima Medical Institute
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,794
    Students counted
    172
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $59,626
    trained with WIOA funding
    6

  • RN associate degree (ADN)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Professional Nursing program

    Jersey College

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jersey College, Tucson · RN associate degree (ADN) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$52,377

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Professional Nursing program at Jersey College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,304
    Students counted
    276
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $52,377
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personPrerequisite courses

    Nursing AAS

    Yavapai College

    Prescott

    Prerequisite courses

    Yavapai College, Prescott · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,613
    School website, Nursing AAS at Yavapai College
    More details about Nursing AAS at Yavapai College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,500
    Students counted
    100
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,613

  • RN bachelor's degree (BSN)HybridNo diploma needed

    Bachelors in Nursing RN

    AZ College of Nursing

    Tucson

    No diploma needed

    AZ College of Nursing, Tucson · RN bachelor's degree (BSN) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$108,809

    12 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Bachelors in Nursing RN at AZ College of Nursing
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $108,809
    trained with WIOA funding
    12

  • RN refresher courseHybridAssociate's degree

    MedStar Academy RN Refresher Online Hybrid Course

    MedStar Academy Refresher Inc.

    Fountain Hills

    Associate's degree

    MedStar Academy Refresher Inc., Fountain Hills · RN refresher course · Hybrid · Associate's degree

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,997
    Program website, MedStar Academy RN Refresher Online Hybrid Course at MedStar Academy Refresher Inc.
    More details about MedStar Academy RN Refresher Online Hybrid Course at MedStar Academy Refresher Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $642
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,997

How to pay for RN programs in Arizona

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in Arizona

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for RN programs

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 RN programs

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.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: RN programs in Arizona

programs with a price cost under $10,000
3 of 12
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
35th of 37
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
15 of 29
RN programs here, against the typical state's 13
12 vs 13

State comparisons use the same figures as the RN programs 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).

Where the Arizona RN program numbers come from

Which Arizona RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs Arizona 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 Arizona offers.

How Arizona RN program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some RN programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Arizona

Sources for the facts about RN programs in Arizona

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
  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