CNA classes in Minneapolis, Minnesota
10 CNA (certified nursing assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
9 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, and every one is approved 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 Minneapolis, 1 of the 10 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 9 ask for a diploma or equivalent.
All 10 are the same kind of program: nursing assistant (CNA).
See the 10 programsAll 34 CNA programs in Minnesota, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in Minneapolis?
$748 to $830 is what most CNA programs in Minneapolis cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $662 to $870
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 91%
- Working 6 months later
- 72%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $18,900
- Length
- 30 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 Minneapolis may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made
All 10 CNA programs in Minneapolis approved for WIOA funding
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Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
Anoka Technical College
Anoka
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,100Price if you pay yourself$860Program website, Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 64%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,268
- Length
- 30 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 1,356
- Earned a year, estimated
- $21,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $860
Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
Saint Paul College
St. Paul
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,500Price if you pay yourself$833Program website, Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Saint Paul CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Saint Paul College
- Finished
- 98%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,866
- Length
- 30 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 822
- Earned a year, estimated
- $19,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $833
Nursing Assistant
Century College
White Bear Lake
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,700Price if you pay yourself$662Program website, Nursing Assistant at Century CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant at Century College
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,913
- Length
- 30 weeks, 4 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 573
- Earned a year, estimated
- $19,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $662
Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,700Price if you pay yourself$800Program website, Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,922
- Length
- 30 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 573
- Earned a year, estimated
- $19,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $800
Nursing Assistant
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$15,100Price if you pay yourself$819Program website, Nursing Assistant at Inver Hills Community CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant at Inver Hills Community College
- Finished
- 92%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,768
- Length
- 30 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 550
- Earned a year, estimated
- $15,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $819
Nursing Assistant
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$15,000Price if you pay yourself$665Program website, Nursing Assistant at Normandale Community CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant at Normandale Community College
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,741
- Length
- 30 weeks, 4 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 438
- Earned a year, estimated
- $15,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $665
Nursing Assistant
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$18,900Price if you pay yourself$870Program website, Nursing Assistant at Dakota County Technical CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant at Dakota County Technical College
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,718
- Length
- 30 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 433
- Earned a year, estimated
- $18,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $870
Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$17,400Price if you pay yourself$807Program website, Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 66%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,359
- Length
- 30 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 334
- Earned a year, estimated
- $17,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $807
Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide
Hennepin Technical College
Eden Prairie
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$17,400Price if you pay yourself$807Program website, Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 66%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,359
- Length
- 30 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 334
- Earned a year, estimated
- $17,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $807
Nursing Assistant /Home Health Aide
Scofield Nursing Assistant Training Center
Cambridge
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$730More details about Nursing Assistant /Home Health Aide at Scofield Nursing Assistant Training Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $730
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How to pay for CNA classes in Minneapolis
WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in Minneapolis
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.
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Where the Minneapolis nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Minneapolis nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Minnesota page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How the prices and results of Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 42 CFR 483.152, Requirements for approval of a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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