Nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in South Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost

19 programs in South Carolina’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 $725 to $7,105; 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.

Read this first. 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. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

Programs on the list19

With a published cost19 of 19

With an employment figure10 of 19

Median published cost$1,620

Filter by city, ZIP, provider or program:19 rows

#	Published cost basis	Program (provider’s page) · credential · code	Provider · city	Length	Exited	Completed	Employed Q2 after exit	Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter)
1	$725tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing AssistantNursing Assistant · 31-1131	Revived Medical Training AcademyFlorence 29501	8 wk · 10 hrs	—	—	—	—
2	$900tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing Assistant ProgramCertified Nurse Assistant · 31-1131	Essential Healthcare Services LlcGreenville 29609	4 wk · 16 hrs	—	—	—	—
3	$1,100tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing AssistantSCDHHS Certified Nursing Assistant Certification · 31-1131	Greenwood Medical AcademyGreenwood 29646	8 wk · 8 hrs	—	—	—	—
4	$1,120tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing Assistant ProgramCertified Nursing Assistant SC NNAAP · 31-1131	Professional Medical Training CenterFlorence 29505	7 wk · 10 hrs	262	80%	63%	$6,031
5	$1,180tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing AssistantSCDHHS Certified Nursing Assistant · 31-1131	Village Career Center, LlcAbbeville 29620	8 wk · 15 hrs	—	—	—	—
6	$1,365tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing AssistantLicense Recognized by State Involved or Fed Govt · 31-1131	Pee Dee Medical Career Training Center, LlcLake City 29560	5 wk · 20 hrs	—	—	—	—
7	$1,407tuition + fees + supplies	Certified Nursing Assistant Training ProgramIndustry-Recognized Certificate of Certification · 31-1131	Professional Development & Training Services, LlcLugoff 29078	5 wk · 20 hrs	92	98%	64%	$5,961
8	$1,500tuition + fees + supplies	Franklin Home Health Agency Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP)SC Nurse Aide Certificate · 31-1131	Franklin Home Health AgencyMarion 29571	12 wk · 16 hrs	—	—	—	—
9	$1,517tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing AssistantCertified Nursing Assistant · 31-1131	Lowcounty Medical Training CenterKingstree 29556	6 wk · 10 hrs	18	94%	83%	$7,842
10	$1,620tuition + fees + supplies	Nursing AssistantSouth Carolina Certified Nurse Assistant · 31-1131	Next Level Healthcare Institute, LlcRock Hill 29730	7 wk · 15 hrs	—	—	—	—
11	$2,004tuition + fees + supplies	Certified Nursing Assistant - CeNACES Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) · 31-1131	Midlands Technical CollegeColumbia 29205	9 wk · 13 hrs	287	77%	12%	$7,093
12	$2,128tuition + fees + supplies	Nurse Aide Certificate (nursing Assistant) With Alzheimer'S & DementiaNurse Aide Certificate · 31-1131	Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton 29670	6 wk · 16 hrs	6	100%	67%	$2,472
13	$2,955tuition + fees + supplies	Health Care Specialist ProgramCNA Certification, Medication Technician and Basic Phlebotomy Certificates of Completion · 31-1131	Next Level Healthcare Institute, LlcRock Hill 29730	10 wk · 20 hrs	—	—	—	—
14	$3,220tuition + fees + supplies	Comprehensive TrainingNNAAP, NHA Nursing Assistant, Medical Administrative Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician or EKG Technician · 31-1131; 31-9092	Professional Medical Training CenterFlorence 29505	26 wk · 10 hrs	11	91%	87%	$5,267
15	$3,260tuition + fees + supplies	Patient Care TechnicianCertified Patient Technician/Assistant · 31-1131	Professional Development & Training Services, LlcLugoff 29078	16 wk · 12 hrs	—	—	—	—
16	$3,895tuition + fees + supplies	Patient Care Assistant - CertificateCertified Nursing Assistant - NACES. Phlebotomy - National Healthcareer Association. Electrocardiogram National Healthcareer Association · 31-1131	Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville 29829	50 wk · 15 hrs	11	36%	27%	$6,410
17	$5,891tuition + fees + supplies	Pct BundleCertified Patient Care Technician (PCT) · 31-1131; 31-9092	Next Level Healthcare Institute, LlcRock Hill 29730	23 wk · 12 hrs	13	54%	80%	$7,066
18	$6,119tuition + fees + supplies	Patient Care Technician - CeNHA Certified Patient Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) · 31-1131	Midlands Technical CollegeColumbia 29205	36 wk · 12 hrs	106	35%	50%	$6,149
19	$7,105tuition + fees + supplies	Certified Nursing Assistant (cna) And Phlebotomy CertificateCommunity College Certificate of Completion · 31-1131	Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw 29520	12 wk · 10 hrs	10	90%	100%	$7,073

Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (162 programs for South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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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