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Nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in Massachusetts on the federal training list, by published cost
36 programs in Massachusetts’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 $6,598; 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 | 1123336-Nurse Assistant-CNA-PRO | Coastal Career Academy | 6 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $600 | 1074059-NURSES AIDE REFRESHER | LIFESTREAM, INC. | 3 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $1,089 | 1099426-Nurse Aide Training | Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | 7 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1,151 | 1033732-Nursing Assistant - HHA | Catholic Charities South | 8 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $1,185 | 1109750-Berkshire Health Systems/Berkshire Community College Nursing Assistant Program | Berkshire Community College | 4 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $1,200 | 1150943-NURSE AIDE/HOME HEALTH AIDE TRAINING W/CPR,1ST | LIFESTREAM, INC. | 4 wk · 30 hrs | 60 | 88% | — | — |
| 7 | $1,200 | 1115636-NURSE AIDE/HOME HEALTH AIDE TRAINING W/CPR,1ST | LIFESTREAM, INC. | 4 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $1,200 | 1000092-NURSE AIDE/HOME HEALTH AIDE TRAINING W/CPR,1ST | LIFESTREAM, INC. | 4 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $1,200 | 1150944-NURSE AIDE/HOME HEALTH AIDE TRAINING W/CPR,1ST | LIFESTREAM, INC. | 4 wk · 30 hrs | 17 | 94% | — | — |
| 10 | $1,255 | 1115291-Nursing Assistant/ HHA W/CPR | Healthcare Training Centers of America, Inc. | 4 wk · 29 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $1,410 | 1024943-Nurse Assistant/Home Health aide | American Red Cross | 4 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $1,410 | 1066154-Certified Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide | American Red Cross | 4 wk · 35 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $1,460 | 1106315-Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aid | C&S Healthcare Training and Staffing LLC | 6 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $1,495 | 1119816-Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Training NAT Program | Excel Training Institute, Inc | 4 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $1,495 | 1116263-Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Training NAT Program | Excel Training Institute, Inc | 4 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $1,599 | 1052556-Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide | North Shore Community College | 10 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $1,600 | 1104485-Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide/Evening | Coastal Career Academy | 6 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $1,610 | 1117087-Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Training - Days | Health and Home Care Training of New England | 5 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $1,615 | 1140508-NURSING ASSISTANT /HOME HEALTH AIDE-(CNA)/Nights | Health and Home Care Training of New England | 15 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $1,615 | 1000368-NURSING ASSISTANT /HOME HEALTH AIDE-(CNA)/ Days | Health and Home Care Training of New England | 6 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $1,700 | 1112089-Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Training | Fieldstone School | 4 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $1,700 | 1064181-Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Training Program | Fieldstone School | 4 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $1,800 | 1016966-Nurse Assistant Training/Home Health Assistant | Coastal Career Academy | 5 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $1,900 | 1113137-Nurse Aide Home Health Aide CPR First Aide Training | First Choice Academy, Inc. | 5 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $1,995 | 1129572-NAThybrid102 | Excel Training Institute, Inc | 3 wk · 25 hrs | 5 | 100% | 75% | $6,949 |
| 26 | $2,005 | 1130982-Nursing Aide Training Program | International Health Training Center Inc | 5 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $2,335 | 1100718-Nursing Assistant Program / Home Health aide | EDUCATIONAL CAREER SOLUTIONS LLC | 9 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $2,479 | 1112907-Nurse Assistant / HHA program | Middlesex Community College | 8 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $2,648 | 1103052-CNA II - Certified Nurse Aide Plus Alzheimers and Home Health Aide Training | Springfield Technical Community College | 7 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $2,880 | 1075812-Jump Start Nursing Assistant Program | Holyoke Community College | 5 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $3,000 | 1121576-CNA/HHA | Greenfield Community College | 6 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $3,935 | 1082217-Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Training Program | Notre Dame Education Center - Lawrence | 12 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $4,196 | 1095545-Advance Nurse Assistant | North Shore Community College | 18 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $5,350 | 1118376-Health Care Training Program | Fieldstone School | 19 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $6,337 | 1023944-Patient Care Technician (Day Program) | Health and Home Care Training of New England | 26 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $6,598 | 1085813-Medical Assistant / Nursing Assistant/HHA Program | Health and Home Care Training of New England | 32 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (702 programs for Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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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