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Nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in Arkansas on the federal training list, by published cost
51 programs in Arkansas’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Nursing assistant (CNA) (31-1131, 31-1120, 31-1122). Published costs run from $0 to $49,800; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | Certified Nursing Assistant | NORTHWEST Technical Institute (NWTI) | competency-based | 22 | 100% | 95% | $7,310 |
| 2 | $312 | CNA Program - Pulaski County Adult Education | PCSSD Adult Education | competency-based | 37 | 89% | 71% | $7,084 |
| 3 | $315 | Certified Nursing Assistant | National Park College Adult Education | 4 wk · 26 hrs | 52 | 81% | 64% | $4,148 |
| 4 | $420 | Certified Personal Care Aide | PAL CNA Training Academy | 2 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $668 | Nursing Assistant | COSSATOT COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF UA (CCCUA) | 6 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $765 | Certified Nursing Assistant | REMOVED - PETRA Allied Health (Fort Smith) | competency-based | 430 | 80% | 50% | $5,722 |
| 7 | $765 | Certified Nursing Assistant | PETRA ALLIED HEALTH (SPRINGDALE) | competency-based | 1,658 | 85% | 78% | $6,655 |
| 8 | $782 | CP Patient Care Technician | Univ of Arkansas Community College - Batesville (UACCB) | 16 wk · 17 hrs | 168 | 36% | 63% | $4,291 |
| 9 | $800 | Nursing Assistant | Arkansas Tech University (ATU) | competency-based | 298 | 93% | 83% | $4,897 |
| 10 | $818 | REMOVED-Certified Nursing Assistant | REMOVED-Angel Wings Testing Center LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $825 | Nursing Assistant Training | BEYOND Career Training (formerly Vydainc) | competency-based | 56 | 100% | 74% | $5,113 |
| 12 | $839 | Nursing Assistant (Magnolia Adult Education) | Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Tech | competency-based | 34 | 88% | 75% | $5,574 |
| 13 | $839 | Nursing Assistant (Camden Adult Education) | Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Tech | competency-based | 60 | 90% | 91% | $8,677 |
| 14 | $885 | CNA Training | PAL CNA Training Academy | 3 wk · 25 hrs | 669 | 94% | 93% | — |
| 15 | $900 | REMOVED-Nursing Assistant Training Program | Arkadelphia Healthcare Academy | competency-based | 10 | 70% | — | — |
| 16 | $950 | Certified Nursing Assistant | OZARKA COLLEGE | competency-based | 344 | 74% | 61% | $3,692 |
| 17 | $968 | Nursing Assistant | UNIVERSITY of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) | competency-based | 248 | 95% | 43% | $3,238 |
| 18 | $1,023 | Certificate of Proficiency Nursing Assistant | Univ of Arkansas Community College - Batesville (UACCB) | competency-based | 256 | 61% | 60% | $4,996 |
| 19 | $1,125 | REMOVED - CNA | Premium Health Care | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $1,140 | Nursing Assistant Training Program (CNA) | Gateway Allied Health LLC | competency-based | 21 | 100% | 73% | $7,440 |
| 21 | $1,225 | Nursing Assistant | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUN) - NEWPORT | 8 wk · 7 hrs | 320 | 95% | 55% | $4,505 |
| 22 | $1,240 | Nursing Assistant - CP | EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (EACC) | competency-based | 45 | 73% | 49% | $5,937 |
| 23 | $1,257 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Aspiring Medical Training Institute | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $1,302 | Nursing Assistant- CP | ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE (ANC) - BLYTHEVILLE | competency-based | 96 | 67% | 71% | $5,909 |
| 25 | $1,363 | Nursing Assistant Training Program | Nu Leif Logistics LLC | competency-based | 138 | 92% | 68% | $5,119 |
| 26 | $1,400 | Nursing Assistant | Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) | 8 wk · 7 hrs | 265 | 85% | 65% | $5,541 |
| 27 | $1,420 | NURSE AIDE TRAINING PROGRAM | EDEN HOUSE HEALTHCARE ACADEMY LLC | 3 wk · 30 hrs | 15 | 100% | — | — |
| 28 | $1,497 | CNA | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - HOPE/TEXARKANA(UAHT) | competency-based | 99 | 100% | 64% | $4,215 |
| 29 | $1,500 | Certified Nursing Assistant | ARKANSAS College of Health Careers (ACHC) | competency-based | 147 | 87% | 78% | $7,037 |
| 30 | $1,505 | CNA Apprenticeship - Western | NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FOUNDATION (NATF) - Arkadelphia | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $1,530 | Nursing Assistant (CP) | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - MORRILTON (UACCM) | competency-based | 335 | 95% | 70% | $5,105 |
| 32 | $1,555 | CNA Apprenticeship - Northwest | NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FOUNDATION (NATF) - Arkadelphia | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $1,563 | Certified Nursing Assistant - Mena | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - RICH MOUNTAIN (UACCRM) | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 18 | 78% | 67% | $4,431 |
| 34 | $1,563 | Certified Nursing Assistant - Waldron | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - RICH MOUNTAIN (UACCRM) | 16 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $1,599 | Certified Nursing Assistant Program (CNA) | Arkansas Employment Career Center | competency-based | 270 | 80% | 77% | $5,524 |
| 36 | $1,689 | Nursing Assistant (Certificate of Proficiency) | NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE - NAC (NORTH CAMPUS AND SOUTH CAMPUS) | competency-based | 170 | 88% | 47% | $4,555 |
| 37 | $1,772 | Nursing Assistant | Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Tech | 8 wk · 7 hrs | 41 | 98% | 9% | $2,747 |
| 38 | $1,825 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Global Institute of Higher Learning | 5 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $1,986 | REMOVED - Nursing Assistant | UNIVERSITY of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) | 16 wk · 7 hrs | 65 | 89% | 56% | $3,189 |
| 40 | $2,000 | REMOVED-Certified Nursing Assistant | Immaculate Health Care | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $2,095 | CNA | JWS Helping Hands | competency-based | 14 | 100% | 100% | $7,800 |
| 42 | $2,408 | Nursing Assistant CP | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | 8 wk · 6 hrs | 282 | 71% | 77% | $5,622 |
| 43 | $2,545 | Patient Care Technician | ARKANSAS College of Health Careers (ACHC) | competency-based | 66 | 86% | 67% | $7,169 |
| 44 | $2,630 | REMOVED-Certified Patient Care Technician | Compassionate Medical Academy | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $3,330 | Patient Care Technician | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUN) - NEWPORT | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 137 | 73% | 79% | $4,956 |
| 46 | $3,390 | Patient Care Technician | Gateway Allied Health LLC | competency-based | 18 | 78% | 81% | $13,968 |
| 47 | $3,843 | Patient Care Technician Certificate of Proficiency | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUB) - BEEBE | competency-based | 67 | 84% | 67% | $4,595 |
| 48 | $5,112 | Patient Care Technician CP | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | 32 wk · 22 hrs | 56 | 100% | 71% | $6,292 |
| 49 | $5,337 | Pre-Allied Health (Technical Certificate | NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE - NAC (NORTH CAMPUS AND SOUTH CAMPUS) | competency-based | 64 | 69% | 59% | $4,927 |
| 50 | $5,602 | REMOVED - Patient Care Technician CP | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | 16 wk · 22 hrs | 33 | 100% | 79% | $6,703 |
| 51 | $49,800 | REMOVED - Patient Care Technician | REMOVED - PETRA Allied Health (Fort Smith) | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (961 programs for Arkansas in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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This page sorts nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in Arkansas by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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