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Short certificate programs in Alabama

26 programs that take 12 weeks or less, in 11 fields, every one approved for WIOA funding in Alabama

Each field lists its programs shortest first, up to 10, with a link to the rest. Length is in weeks as the school reported it, and hours a week differ: a four-week course can be full time. 26 of the 75 Alabama programs that report a length take 12 weeks or less.

Alabama reports a length for only 75 of its 416 programs, so many short programs are missing here. Each field's page lists every program, with or without a length.

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Online certificate programs in Alabama

Short programs in Alabama, shortest first

CDL training 5

All CDL training programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Commercial Truck Driver Training

    Career Path Training dba Roadmaster Drivers School, BessemerCDL (class not stated)In person · 4 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,495

  • CDL Training Program

    U Matter, ButlerCDL (class not stated)In person · 4 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,095
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9

  • Truck Driver Training (NON-CREDIT)

    Trenholm State Community College, MontgomeryCDL (class not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · 6 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,175
    students trained with WIOA funding
    184
    Program website, Truck Driver Training (NON-CREDIT)

  • Truck Driver Training (Skills Training)

    Gadsden State Community College, GadsdenCDL (class not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    145
    Program website, Truck Driver Training (Skills Training)

  • Commercial Truck Driving

    Shelton State Community College, TuscaloosaCDL (class not stated) · Accredited schoolIn person · 8 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
    Program website, Commercial Truck Driving

CNA classes 5

All CNA programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Nurse Aide Training Program

    SM School of Opportunity, LLC., BessemerNursing assistant (CNA)In person · 4 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $755
    Program website, Nurse Aide Training Program

  • Easterseals Central Alabama Certified Nursing Assistant

    Easter Seals Central Alabama, MontgomeryNursing assistant (CNA)In person · 5 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $18,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,435
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
    Program website, Easterseals Central Alabama Certified Nursing Assistant

  • Certified Nursing Assistant PLUS Phlebotomy Technician

    Taite Healthcare Training, LLC, MobileNursing assistant (CNA)Hybrid · 6 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $11,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,900
    students trained with WIOA funding
    23
    Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant PLUS Phlebotomy Technician

  • Nursing Assistant

    Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC, BirminghamNursing assistant (CNA)In person · 6 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,000
    Program website, Nursing Assistant

  • Nursing Assistant

    Northeast Alabama Community College, RainsvilleNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolIn person · 12 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $750
    Program website, Nursing Assistant

IT training 3

All IT training programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • IT Cisco

    Cyber Tec LLC, MontgomeryNetworking and system administrationHybrid · 8 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,900
    Program website, IT Cisco

  • IT CompTIA

    Cyber Tec LLC, MontgomeryCompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepHybrid · 8 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,900
    Program website, IT CompTIA

  • It Cwnp

    Cyber Tec LLC, MontgomeryNetworking and system administrationHybrid · 8 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,900
    Program website, It Cwnp

Pharmacy technician training 3

All pharmacy technician programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Pharmacy Technician

    Calhoun Community College, DecaturPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · 8 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $20,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $999
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician

  • Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship

    Shelton State Community College, TuscaloosaPharmacy technician · Accredited schoolIn person · 12 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $15,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,499
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician with Clinical Externship

  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

    Northeast Alabama Community College, RainsvillePharmacy technician · Accredited schoolHybrid · 12 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,400
    Program website, Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

Dental assistant programs 2

All dental assistant programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Dental Assistant

    Jefferson State Community College, BirminghamDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · 11 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,199
    students trained with WIOA funding
    17
    School website, Dental Assistant

  • Dental Assisting with Clinical Externship

    Shelton State Community College, TuscaloosaDental assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · 12 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $18,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,499
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Dental Assisting with Clinical Externship

Lineman school 2

All lineman programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Communications Lineworker Program

    Southeast Lineman Training Center, Trenton, GACommunications lineworker or fiber optic courseIn person · 8 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,000
    Program website, Communications Lineworker Program

  • Pre-Apprentice Line Worker

    Bishop State Community College, MobilePre-apprenticeship lineworker training · Accredited schoolIn person · 9 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $53,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,910
    students trained with WIOA funding
    23
    Program website, Pre-Apprentice Line Worker

Medication aide training 2

All medication aide programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Medication Assistant

    Snead State Community College, BoazMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · 7 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,000
    Program website, Medication Assistant

  • Medication Aide

    Southern Union Community College, OpelikaMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · 10 weeks · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $996
    students trained with WIOA funding
    11
    Program website, Medication Aide

HVAC training 1

All HVAC training programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Alabama Power/BSCC HVAC Fast Track

    Bevill State Community College, SumitonHVAC technician · Accredited schoolIn person · 12 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,500
    Program website, Alabama Power/BSCC HVAC Fast Track

Supply chain and logistics training 1

All supply chain and logistics programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Mssc-Cla/Clt

    Chattahoochee Valley State Community College, Phenix CityWarehouse and logistics technician · Accredited schoolHybrid · 5 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $600
    Program website, Mssc-Cla/Clt

Medical administrative assistant training 1

All medical office programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Medical Administrative Assistant

    Calhoun Community College, DecaturMedical administrative assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · 8 weeks · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $999
    Program website, Medical Administrative Assistant

Welding classes 1

All welding programs in Alabama, with typical prices and results

  • Industrial Welding

    George C. Wallace Community College, DothanGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · 12 weeks · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    Program website, Industrial Welding

Each program shows its own figures as the school reported them. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted. How these programs are chosen

Is there free short-term training in Alabama?

Which Alabama programs count as short

Approved by Alabama

Programs Alabama approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), from its eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Only the site's fields of training are counted.

What counts as short

A program counts as short when the school filed a length of 12 weeks or less. Programs with no length in the file are left off, and so are lengths our checks removed as unlikely (what "Left out" means is on the method page). How the site handles the data

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".6 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the funding facts on this page

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  1. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  2. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  3. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  6. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns