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Nursing-assistant (CNA) programs in Wisconsin on the federal training list, by published cost
94 programs in Wisconsin’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 $13 to $10,902; 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 | $13 | Nursing Assistant | Blackhawk Technical College | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $75 | CBRF Assisted Living - Standard Precautions Training (Community Based Residential Facility) | Healthcare Workforce Training Institute LLC | 1 wk · 2 hrs | 129 | 74% | — | — |
| 3 | $100 | CBRF Assisted Living - Fire Safety Training (Community Based Residential Facility) | Healthcare Workforce Training Institute LLC | 1 wk · 3 hrs | 92 | 85% | — | — |
| 4 | $100 | BLS CPR- AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | Better Days Ahead LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $115 | CBRF Assisted Living - First Aid and Choking Training (Community Based Residential Facility) | Healthcare Workforce Training Institute LLC | 1 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $150 | Every Second Counts CPR | Standard of Excellence Education & Training Center, LLC | 1 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $200 | CBRF Assisted Living - Medication Administration Training (Community Based Residential Facility) | Healthcare Workforce Training Institute LLC | 1 wk · 15 hrs | 60 | 87% | — | — |
| 8 | $292 | Nursing Assistant | Moraine Park Technical College | competency-based | 1,461 | 87% | 74% | $3,891 |
| 9 | $328 | Nursing Assistant | Western Technical College | 15 wk · 8 hrs | 1,118 | 89% | 74% | $5,688 |
| 10 | $345 | CBRF Training | Quality Healthcare Options, Inc. | competency-based | 71 | 100% | 90% | $3,022 |
| 11 | $359 | Nursing Assistant | Gateway Technical College | 15 wk · 8 hrs | 3,456 | 85% | 61% | $4,874 |
| 12 | $364 | Nursing Assistant | Northwood Technical College | 3 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $366 | Nursing Assistant | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 14 wk · 8 hrs | 1,521 | 90% | 65% | $4,944 |
| 14 | $438 | Certified Nursing Assistant - 2 credit option | Blackhawk Technical College | 8 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $440 | Nursing Assistant | Waukesha County Technical College | 16 wk · 30 hrs | 2,021 | 95% | 55% | $4,403 |
| 16 | $445 | Nursing Assistant | Mid-State Technical College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 952 | 72% | 73% | $4,401 |
| 17 | $470 | Nursing Assistant | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 792 | 87% | 74% | $3,333 |
| 18 | $500 | Standard Precautions Train-the-Trainer Course | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Division of Continuing Education and Com | competency-based | 390 | 100% | 96% | $11,213 |
| 19 | $500 | Community Based Residential Facility caregiver training | Ascending Angels Healthcare Training and Staffing Solutions LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $500 | Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) | Jones Professional Health Services LLC | 1 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $514 | Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Northcentral Technical College | 16 wk · 15 hrs | 1,540 | 82% | 77% | $4,815 |
| 22 | $540 | 2. Employee CBRF Certification Training- State Approved | CBRF Training & Consulting, LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $550 | Nurse Aide (CNA) Training | Healthcare Workforce Training Institute LLC | 3 wk · 20 hrs | 306 | 93% | — | — |
| 24 | $580 | Village Ministries - Unique Training & Placement | Village Ministries Inc. | 1 wk · 27 hrs | 33 | 97% | 80% | $8,223 |
| 25 | $647 | Nursing Assistant | Madison Area Technical College | 8 wk · 5 hrs | 2,424 | 94% | 57% | $5,430 |
| 26 | $669 | Nursing Assistant | Nicolet College | 15 wk · 9 hrs | 353 | 90% | 74% | $4,574 |
| 27 | $673 | Nursing Assistant | Lakeshore Technical College | 10 wk · 6 hrs | 625 | 85% | 80% | $4,590 |
| 28 | $693 | Medication Assistant | Nicolet College | 17 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $700 | Park Manor's Nurse Aide Training Program | Park Manor, Ltd | competency-based | 29 | 76% | 76% | $4,671 |
| 30 | $702 | Medication Assistant | Lakeshore Technical College | 15 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $720 | CBRF TRAINING | COMFORT HOME CBRF TRAINING CENTER, LLC | 1 wk · 22 hrs | 214 | 96% | 66% | $6,341 |
| 32 | $725 | Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training | Quality CNA Training, LLC | competency-based | 3,594 | 91% | 83% | $4,711 |
| 33 | $750 | Community Based Residential Facility Health Services | MTC Business Consulting & Management, Inc. | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $761 | Nursing Assistant | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | 12 wk · 3 hrs | 1,968 | 94% | 51% | $5,302 |
| 35 | $770 | CBRF Program | New Beginnings Adult Learning Center Inc. | competency-based | 21 | 90% | 81% | $2,521 |
| 36 | $815 | CBRF Training | Standard of Excellence Education & Training Center, LLC | 1 wk · 40 hrs | 720 | 89% | 51% | $5,699 |
| 37 | $820 | FCMS Training Alliance CBRF Training Program | Focused, Inc. dba First Call Medical Solutions | 1 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $840 | Career Pathways Bridge Nursing Assistant Technical Diploma | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | 10 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $875 | CBRF Course | J. Johnson Education Center, Ltd. | competency-based | 40 | 90% | 47% | $7,045 |
| 40 | $878 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Blackhawk Technical College | 10 wk · 12 hrs | 1,235 | 86% | 44% | $6,577 |
| 41 | $900 | CBRF Trainings | Prestige Healthcare Academy LLC | 1 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $930 | Caregiver Coach Training | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 7 wk · 2 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $950 | CBRF | Generation of Excellence Trendsetters Nonprofit | 1 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $989 | Nursing Assistant | Fox Valley Technical College | competency-based | 1,618 | 85% | 43% | $5,271 |
| 45 | $1,000 | Fire Safety Train-the-Trainer Course | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Division of Continuing Education and Com | competency-based | 354 | 100% | 55% | $7,404 |
| 46 | $1,050 | Medication Aide Training | Healthcare Workforce Training Institute LLC | 4 wk · 16 hrs | 28 | 93% | — | — |
| 47 | $1,100 | First Aid and Choking Train-the-Trainer Course | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Division of Continuing Education and Com | competency-based | 278 | 100% | 79% | $5,090 |
| 48 | $1,100 | CBRF Training | Leap Way CBRF Training | 2 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $1,120 | CBRF Course Training | Harmony Healthcare Consulting LLC | 1 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $1,120 | Better Days Ahead CBRF Training | Better Days Ahead LLC | competency-based | 59 | 54% | — | — |
| 51 | $1,120 | CBRF Training | Exclusive Health Services LLC | competency-based | 41 | 56% | 64% | $6,370 |
| 52 | $1,122 | Way 2 Go Services CBRF Training | Way 2 Go Transit LLC | 1 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | $1,180 | CBRF Courses | Educational Healthcare Trainings LLC | 1 wk · 24 hrs | 17 | — | — | — |
| 54 | $1,200 | C.N.A. Training | Neway Directions inc. | competency-based | 174 | 93% | 100% | $6,853 |
| 55 | $1,200 | CBRF | Weathers Professional Developments LLC | 1 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $1,200 | Train To Go LLC | Train To Go, llc | 2 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $1,200 | CBRF Classes | Marion Healthcare Academy LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | $1,200 | CBRF Certification | ALLIANCE HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE LLC | 1 wk · 30 hrs | 58 | 93% | 72% | $2,257 |
| 59 | $1,275 | C.N.A. Training | Signature Sweets LLC | competency-based | 365 | 85% | 80% | $2,435 |
| 60 | $1,305 | CBRF & CPR COMPLETE CERTICATION TRAINING | FIVE STAR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, INC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | $1,400 | Medication Administration Train-the-Trainer Course | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Division of Continuing Education and Com | competency-based | 256 | 94% | 89% | $7,122 |
| 62 | $1,500 | CBRF W/ SKILLED CARES TRAINING | Taylor Transitional Training Inc. | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $1,500 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA ) Training | Quality Healthcare Options, Inc. | competency-based | 1,203 | 81% | 58% | $9,869 |
| 64 | $1,500 | Nurse Aide Training Program | Bryant & Stratton College | 7 wk · 11 hrs | 10 | 90% | 60% | $7,915 |
| 65 | $1,600 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training | Higher Learning CNA Training | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | $1,642 | Autism Spectrum Disorder | Nicolet College | 49 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $1,705 | Alliance Specialty Healthcare Services 10 Day Program | Alliance Specialty Healthcare Services, LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | $1,750 | CBRF + CPR/AED/First-Aid | Parkers Manor of Care Health Services | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | $1,800 | CNA Training Program | Nortons Transitional Learning LLC | competency-based | 215 | 52% | 82% | $6,326 |
| 70 | $1,950 | CBRF+CPR/AED/First Aid | Shine Bright Training Services, LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 71 | $1,950 | CBRF Training + CPR AED | Caregivers United Leadership Academy | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | $2,000 | Assisted Living Administrator's Training Course | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Division of Continuing Education and Com | 2 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 73 | $2,000 | C.B.R.F. Training | Rapha House LLC | 2 wk · 23 hrs | 24 | 100% | 71% | $2,765 |
| 74 | $2,135 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA ) Training: Blended Learning | Alliance Specialty Healthcare Services, LLC | competency-based | 245 | 62% | 46% | $7,479 |
| 75 | $2,165 | Certified Nursing Assistant | New Beginnings Adult Learning Center Inc. | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | $2,200 | Healing Starts Today CBRF Training | Healing Starts Today LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | $2,290 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Standard of Excellence Education & Training Center, LLC | competency-based | 797 | 79% | 56% | $5,699 |
| 78 | $2,388 | CNA Training Course | J. Johnson Education Center, Ltd. | competency-based | 458 | 87% | 79% | $6,404 |
| 79 | $2,425 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Course | Rose Education Center | competency-based | 10 | — | — | — |
| 80 | $2,585 | CNA Training Program | Prestige Healthcare Academy LLC | 4 wk · 15 hrs | 85 | 67% | 98% | $4,988 |
| 81 | $2,700 | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Jones Professional Health Services LLC | 2 wk · 30 hrs | 144 | 92% | 77% | $6,535 |
| 82 | $2,975 | CNA | Advantage Home Health Care, LLC | competency-based | 20 | 75% | 60% | $6,090 |
| 83 | $3,000 | Nevaeh House CNA Training Program | Nevaeh House CNA Training Program | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | $3,100 | BETTER DAYS AHEAD CNA TRAINING | Better Days Ahead LLC | competency-based | 85 | 80% | 88% | $6,204 |
| 85 | $3,235 | WE CARE Youth Certification Program (Ages 16-24) CBRF & CNA | FIVE STAR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, INC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | $3,288 | CNA & CBRF Combination Course | J. Johnson Education Center, Ltd. | competency-based | 56 | 75% | 81% | $6,492 |
| 87 | $3,400 | 1. CBRF Train the Trainer Instructor Training- State Approved | CBRF Training & Consulting, LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | $3,540 | Nursing Assistant | Milwaukee Area Technical College | 7 wk · 19 hrs | 1,066 | 82% | 63% | $6,131 |
| 89 | $3,630 | Certified Nursing Assistant | Life Got Better Staffing Services LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | $4,250 | Combined CNA and CBRF Training Program | Life Got Better Staffing Services LLC | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | $4,570 | The Mindful Way CNA/CBRF Training QCNAT | The Mindful Group Inc | 5 wk · 38 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | $5,700 | Clinical Medical Assistant | ALLIANCE HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE LLC | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 93 | 57% | 72% | $1,887 |
| 93 | $7,671 | Practical Nursing | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 32 wk · 20 hrs | 721 | 91% | 81% | $6,626 |
| 94 | $10,902 | Nursing | Blackhawk Technical College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | 699 | 30% | 71% | $9,556 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,170 programs for Wisconsin 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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