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Nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in Minnesota on the federal training list, by published cost
25 programs in Minnesota’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 $483 to $4,767; 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 | $483 | Nursing Assistant | Lake Superior College | 30 wk · 3 hrs | 268 | 99% | 75% | $4,696 |
| 2 | $505 | Nursing Assistant | Pine Technical and Community College | 30 wk · 3 hrs | 162 | 73% | 73% | $3,896 |
| 3 | $540 | Nursing Assistant | Riverland Community College | 30 wk · 3 hrs | 57 | — | 81% | $6,198 |
| 4 | $544 | Nursing Assistant | Northland Community and Technical College | 30 wk · 3 hrs | 267 | 100% | 35% | $3,420 |
| 5 | $565 | Nursing Assistant | Minnesota West Community and Technical College | 30 wk · 3 hrs | 1,140 | 100% | 82% | $4,040 |
| 6 | $644 | Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide | Lake Superior College | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 268 | 99% | 75% | $4,696 |
| 7 | $698 | Nursing Assistant | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 13 | 31% | 77% | $3,197 |
| 8 | $699 | Nursing Assistant | Normandale Community College | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 333 | 71% | 80% | $3,080 |
| 9 | $705 | Nursing Assistant | Century College | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 546 | 93% | 76% | $4,686 |
| 10 | $717 | Nursing Assistant | Minnesota North College | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 108 | 100% | 78% | $4,461 |
| 11 | $719 | Home Health Aide | Riverland Community College | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 57 | — | 81% | $6,198 |
| 12 | $730 | Nursing Assistant /Home Health Aide | Scofield Nursing Assistant Training Center | 15 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $760 | Nursing Assistant | Northwest Technical College | 30 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $848 | Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 499 | 95% | 68% | $5,308 |
| 15 | $860 | Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide | Hennepin Technical College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 243 | 66% | 69% | $4,637 |
| 16 | $873 | Nursing Assistant | Central Lakes College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 4 | 75% | 100% | $7,334 |
| 17 | $873 | Trained Medication Aid | Central Lakes College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 4 | 75% | 100% | $7,334 |
| 18 | $873 | Nursing Assistant | Inver Hills Community College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 551 | 94% | 72% | $4,088 |
| 19 | $883 | Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide | Saint Paul College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 707 | 98% | 73% | $5,222 |
| 20 | $917 | Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide | Anoka Technical College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 917 | 62% | 79% | $5,834 |
| 21 | $927 | Nursing Assistant | Dakota County Technical College | 30 wk · 5 hrs | 317 | 99% | 75% | $4,799 |
| 22 | $1,489 | Health Support Specialist | Century College | 30 wk · 9 hrs | 546 | 93% | 76% | $4,686 |
| 23 | $2,859 | Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide | Pine Technical and Community College | 30 wk · 17 hrs | 162 | 73% | 73% | $3,896 |
| 24 | $2,868 | Advanced Hospital Nursing Assistant | Rochester Community and Technical College | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 194 | 57% | 86% | $7,538 |
| 25 | $4,767 | Health Technology | Anoka Technical College | 30 wk · 26 hrs | 917 | 62% | 79% | $5,834 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,787 programs for Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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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