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Nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in Maine on the federal training list, by published cost
53 programs in Maine’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 $2,370; 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 | Nursing Assistant | Eastern Maine Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | Certified Nursing Assistant(CNA) | Central Lincoln County Adult Education | competency-based | 83 | 93% | 72% | $9,038 |
| 3 | $0 | Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA) | Washington County Adult and Community Education | 5 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $0 | CNA (Nursing Assistant) apprenticeship | Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education | competency-based | 16 | 100% | 69% | $1,235 |
| 5 | $200 | Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA) | RSU 24 Adult Education | competency-based | 15 | 93% | 100% | $9,420 |
| 6 | $360 | Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA) | Port Resources | 4 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $375 | Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA) | Region 9 Adult Education | 5 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $383 | Healthcare Essentials: Med Term Electronic Healt | Portland Adult Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $400 | Certified Nurses Assistant- National Healthcare | Bangor Adult & Community Education | competency-based | 46 | 100% | 87% | $10,494 |
| 10 | $400 | Certified Nurses Assistant | Gray-New Gloucester Adult & Community Education | competency-based | 39 | 100% | 89% | $10,903 |
| 11 | $460 | Personal Support Specialist | Scarborough Adult Learning Center | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $480 | PSS | Brenda Duggan | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $500 | Personal Support Specialist | Franklin County Adult and Community Education | 5 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $500 | Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA) | Mid-Coast School of Technology | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 89 | 96% | 89% | $9,600 |
| 15 | $550 | Healthcare Pathway Module 2 | Lewiston Adult Education | competency-based | 49 | 100% | 77% | $12,640 |
| 16 | $576 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Fall 2022 | Biddeford Adult Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $576 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Summer 2022 | Biddeford Adult Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $576 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Biddeford Adult Education | competency-based | 13 | 100% | 71% | $9,264 |
| 19 | $600 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Lake Region & Fryeburg Area Adult Ed (MSAD 61 & 72) | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $650 | Healthcare Pathway Module 3 | Lewiston Adult Education | competency-based | 26 | 77% | 100% | $12,135 |
| 21 | $691 | Personal Service Specialist (PSS) | Westbrook Adult Education | competency-based | 10 | 90% | — | — |
| 22 | $800 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Sanford Community Adult Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $875 | Supported CNA | Portland Adult Education | competency-based | 8 | 75% | 86% | $9,532 |
| 24 | $979 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Augusta Adult & Community Education | competency-based | 39 | 90% | 92% | $10,044 |
| 25 | $1,000 | CNA-Med | Eastern Aroostook Adult & Community Ed. | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $1,000 | CNA-M Certified Nursing Assistant Meds | RSU 29/MSAD 70 Houlton Hodgdon Adult & Community Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $1,025 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education | competency-based | 12 | 75% | 89% | $10,304 |
| 28 | $1,099 | Certified Nursing Assistant Medication (CNA-M) | Merrymeeting Adult Education | 12 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $1,100 | Certified Nurse Assistant CNA Plus | RSU 29/MSAD 70 Houlton Hodgdon Adult & Community Education | competency-based | 21 | 81% | 100% | $6,242 |
| 30 | $1,175 | CNA - Medication Tech | Oxford Hills / Nezinscot Adult Education | competency-based | 7 | 100% | — | — |
| 31 | $1,180 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Auburn Adult Education | competency-based | 29 | 97% | 100% | $8,171 |
| 32 | $1,199 | Certified Nursing Assistant MED | Biddeford Adult Education | 12 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $1,200 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Washington County Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $1,200 | CNA | Eastern Aroostook Adult & Community Ed. | competency-based | 16 | 88% | 69% | $5,903 |
| 35 | $1,200 | Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA | Scarborough Adult Learning Center | competency-based | 25 | 84% | 80% | $11,402 |
| 36 | $1,250 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | York Adult and Community Education | competency-based | 16 | 75% | — | — |
| 37 | $1,270 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Lewiston Adult Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $1,300 | Certified Nurse's Assistant | Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative (PVAEC) | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 86% | $10,092 |
| 39 | $1,300 | CNA - Medication Tech | Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative (PVAEC) | competency-based | 25 | 96% | 100% | $12,045 |
| 40 | $1,305 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Merrymeeting Adult Education | competency-based | 25 | 96% | 97% | $9,981 |
| 41 | $1,316 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Mid-Coast School of Technology | competency-based | 80 | 100% | 90% | $9,284 |
| 42 | $1,400 | Certified Nursing Assistant | RSU 24 Adult Education | competency-based | 16 | 81% | 100% | $8,487 |
| 43 | $1,440 | Certified Nursing Assistant Training | RSU 54 Adult & Community Education | competency-based | 51 | 96% | 77% | $12,446 |
| 44 | $1,450 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Valley Unified Continuing Education (Madawaska & Fort Kent) | competency-based | 8 | 100% | 92% | $5,050 |
| 45 | $1,550 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Franklin County Adult and Community Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $1,576 | Certified Nursing Assistant Program | Washington County Adult and Community Education | competency-based | 15 | 87% | 64% | $8,949 |
| 47 | $1,764 | Certified Nurse Assistant | MSAD #1 Adult and Community Education | competency-based | 17 | 88% | — | — |
| 48 | $1,800 | Certified Nursing Asst. Med Tech | Franklin County Adult and Community Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $1,850 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Oxford Hills / Nezinscot Adult Education | competency-based | 41 | 100% | 91% | $10,962 |
| 50 | $1,866 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Westbrook Adult Education | competency-based | 14 | 93% | — | — |
| 51 | $1,875 | Certified Nursing Assistant | RSU 73 Spruce Mountain Adult Education | competency-based | 16 | 100% | 88% | $11,269 |
| 52 | $2,275 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Region 9 Adult Education | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 100% | $11,600 |
| 53 | $2,370 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Oxford Hills / Nezinscot Adult Education | 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 (724 programs for Maine 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 Maine 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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