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Nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in Colorado on the federal training list, by published cost
24 programs in Colorado’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 $1 to $2,514; 5 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 | $1 | 511614 For Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistance | South Denver School of Nursing Arts, Inc. | 1 wk · 50 hrs | 34 | 76% | 80% | $2,874 |
| 2 | $700 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Registered Apprenticeship Program | Nursing and Therapy Services of Colorado | 1 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $764 | NURSE AIDE | Morgan Community College | 15 wk · 1 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $850 | NURSING AIDE | Colorado Northwestern Community College | 15 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $980 | NURSE AIDE | Aims Community College | 4 wk · 28 hrs | 32 | 88% | 67% | $1,871 |
| 6 | $1,090 | NURSING AIDE | Red Rocks Community College | 15 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $1,235 | Nursing Assistant 1 | Colorado CNA Academy | 1 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $1,323 | CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE/ CNA CLASSES | Ann Rose School of Nursing Arts | 1 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $1,323 | Certified Nurse Aide Classes | Ann Rose School of Nursing Arts | 1 wk · 50 hrs | 12 | 67% | 50% | $3,682 |
| 10 | $1,355 | NURSE ASSISTING | Emily Griffith Technical College | 13 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $1,376 | NURSE AIDE | Western Colorado Community College | 15 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $1,380 | NURSE AIDE | Lamar Community College | 15 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $1,510 | NURSING AIDE | Technical College of the Rockies | 4 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $1,630 | NURSE AIDE: Nurse Aide | Community College of Denver | 15 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $1,739 | NURSE AIDE | Community College of Aurora | 11 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $1,897 | NURSING AIDE | Front Range Community College | 15 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $1,911 | NURSING AIDE | Pueblo Community College | 5 wk · 25 hrs | 15 | 67% | 100% | $11,908 |
| 18 | $2,514 | Personal Care Assistant | Weston Distance Learning D/b/a Us Career Institute | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $2,514 | Personal Care Assistant - Caregiver | Weston Distance Learning, DBA: US Career Institute | 4 wk · 19 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | Nurse Aide | Pickens Technical College | 9 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | — | A+ Nurse Aide School, LLC. | Interim Healthcare Nurse Aide Training Program | 1 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | — | Nursing Assistant Training program | Geriatric Education Centre/Columbine Health Systems | 3 wk · 31 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | — | CNA Hybrid | Northern Colorado Training Institute | 1 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | Certified Nursing Aide Program | Metro Life Medical Education and Training | 1 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (679 programs for Colorado 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 Colorado 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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