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CNA classes in North Dakota

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

5 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and North Dakota 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 North Dakota, all 5 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 5 are the same kind of program: nursing assistant (CNA).

See the 5 programs

How much do CNA classes cost in North Dakota?

$850 to $1,000 is what most CNA programs in North Dakota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $820 to $1,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
95%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
2 to 3 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 North Dakota may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made

Are there free CNA classes in North Dakota?

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

All 5 CNA programs in North Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    TrainND Southeast

    Fargo

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Southeast, FargoNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,700
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at TrainND Southeast
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,419
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    320
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nurse Assistant

    TrainND Northeast

    Devils Lake

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Northeast, Devils LakeNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,800
    Price if you pay yourself$875

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nurse Assistant at TrainND Northeast
    Finished
    70%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,961
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    183
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $875
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    TrainND Southwest

    Bismarck

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Southwest, BismarckNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at TrainND Southwest
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    137
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $850
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nursing Assistant

    TrainND Northwest

    Williston

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    TrainND Northwest, WillistonNursing assistant (CNA) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,900
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000

    17 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at TrainND Northwest
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,967
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    115
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    17

  • Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Nurses Assistant

    North Valley Career & Technology Center

    Grafton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    North Valley Career & Technology Center, GraftonNursing assistant (CNA)Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$14,500
    Price if you pay yourself$820

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Certified Nurses Assistant at North Valley Career & Technology Center
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,615
    Length
    3 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    83
    Earned a year, estimated
    $14,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $820
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6

How to pay for CNA classes in North Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in North Dakota

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 North Dakota

programs with a price cost under $1,000
3 of 5
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
14th of 45
CNA programs here, against the typical state's 21
5 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 Fargo, Bismarck, Williston and other North Dakota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in North Dakota

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

Where the North Dakota nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which North Dakota nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs North Dakota 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 North Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of North Dakota 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 North Dakota

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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