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CNA classes in Hawaii

7 CNA (certified nursing assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and Hawaii has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Nursing assistants give basic care and help patients with everyday tasks. To work as one, you usually finish a state-approved program and pass your state's competency exam, which puts you on the state registry.1 Federal rules require state-approved nurse aide programs for nursing homes to run at least 75 hours, including at least 16 hours of supervised hands-on practice. If a nursing home employs you or has offered you a job when you start, it can't charge you for the program.2

In Hawaii, 2 of the 7 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 5 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 7 programs here are nursing assistant (CNA, 6 programs) and advanced nursing assistant (level II, 1 program).

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How much do CNA classes cost in Hawaii?

$1,362 to $1,764 is what most CNA programs in Hawaii cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $393 to $2,900

In the typical program

Finished the program
70%
Working 6 months later
67%
Earned a year, estimated
about $30,100
Length
8 to 10 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Hawaii may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in Hawaii?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 7 CNA programs in Hawaii approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personEducation and courses

    Nurse Aide

    Leeward Community College

    Pearl City

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Leeward Community College, Pearl CityNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$25,300
    Price if you pay yourself$2,900

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nurse Aide at Leeward Community College
    More details about Nurse Aide at Leeward Community College
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,327
    Length
    10 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    406
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,900
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Nurse Aide at Leeward Community College

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personEducation and courses

    Long-Term Care Nurse Aide

    Kapiolani Community College

    Honolulu

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Kapiolani Community College, HonoluluNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$30,100
    Price if you pay yourself$393
    School website, Long-Term Care Nurse Aide at Kapiolani Community College
    More details about Long-Term Care Nurse Aide at Kapiolani Community College
    Finished
    61%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,524
    Length
    15 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    45
    Earned a year, estimated
    $30,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $393
    School website, Long-Term Care Nurse Aide at Kapiolani Community College

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CNA Training Program

    Mid Pacific Medical Training Institute

    Hilo

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid Pacific Medical Training Institute, HiloNursing assistant (CNA)In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$13,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,728

    35 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about CNA Training Program at Mid Pacific Medical Training Institute
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    61%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,300
    Length
    7 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    43
    Earned a year, estimated
    $13,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,728
    students trained with WIOA funding
    35

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personEducation and courses

    Nursing Assistant

    Hawaii Institute of Healthcare & Training Services

    Hilo

    Education and courses

    Hawaii Institute of Healthcare & Training Services, HiloNursing assistant (CNA)In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$33,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,555

    33 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Nursing Assistant at Hawaii Institute of Healthcare & Training Services
    Finished
    70%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,303
    Length
    10 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    35
    Earned a year, estimated
    $33,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,555
    students trained with WIOA funding
    33

  • Advanced nursing assistant (level II)In personEducation and courses

    Nurse Aide II - Patient Care Technician

    Leeward Community College

    Pearl City

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Leeward Community College, Pearl CityAdvanced nursing assistant (level II) · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$36,600
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Nurse Aide II - Patient Care Technician at Leeward Community College
    More details about Nurse Aide II - Patient Care Technician at Leeward Community College
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,157
    Length
    7 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    14
    Earned a year, estimated
    $36,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,500
    Program website, Nurse Aide II - Patient Care Technician at Leeward Community College

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing Assistant

    Island CPR

    Kailua Kona

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Island CPR, Kailua KonaNursing assistant (CNA)In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,225
    More details about Nursing Assistant at Island CPR
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,225

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridEducation and courses

    Nursing Assistant

    Hopena Kuloli Medical Training Institute

    Ocean View

    Education and courses

    Hopena Kuloli Medical Training Institute, Ocean ViewNursing assistant (CNA)Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,800
    More details about Nursing Assistant at Hopena Kuloli Medical Training Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,800

How to pay for CNA classes in Hawaii

WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in Hawaii

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for CNA classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for CNA classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: CNA classes in Hawaii

programs with a price cost under $2,000
6 of 7
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
34th of 45
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
27 of 32
CNA programs here, against the typical state's 21
7 vs 21

State comparisons use the same figures as the CNA classes by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

CNA classes in Hilo, Urban Honolulu and other Hawaii cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Hawaii

How CNA classes compare with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Hawaii

Where the Hawaii nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which Hawaii nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs Hawaii approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Hawaii offers.

How the prices and results of Hawaii nursing assistant programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about CNA classes in Hawaii

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 483.152, Requirements for approval of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. 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)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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