CNA classes in Memphis, Tennessee
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 Memphis area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 8 by Tennessee, 1 by Mississippi and 1 by Arkansas. 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 Memphis, 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 28 CNA programs in Tennessee, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in Memphis?
$1,362 to $2,072 is what most CNA programs in Memphis cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $800 to $2,500
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 89%
- Working 6 months later
- 83%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $27,100
- Length
- 5 to 6 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 Memphis may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made
All 10 CNA programs in Memphis approved for WIOA funding
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Certified Nursing Assistant
Career Academy
Memphis
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,100Price if you pay yourself$1,350284 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Career Academy
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,768
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $15
- Students counted
- 1,242
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,350
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 284
Certified Nursing Assistant
Professional Allied Health LLC
Memphis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,300Price if you pay yourself$2,10548 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Professional Allied Health LLCMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Professional Allied Health LLC
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,074
- Length
- 5 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $895
- Students counted
- 146
- Earned a year, estimated
- $24,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,105
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 48
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide.
sincere health care institute llc
Memphis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,200Price if you pay yourself$1,39935 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide. at sincere health care institute llc
- Finished
- 87%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,292
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $801
- Students counted
- 94
- Earned a year, estimated
- $21,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,399
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 35
Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Training Program
The Allegiant Institute of Healthcare Solutions
Memphis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,100Price if you pay yourself$1,97567 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Training Program at The Allegiant Institute of Healthcare SolutionsMore details about Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Training Program at The Allegiant Institute of Healthcare Solutions
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,780
- Length
- 7 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $395
- Students counted
- 82
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,975
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 67
Certified Nursing Assistant
The Healthcare Readiness Institute
Memphis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,700Price if you pay yourself$800Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at The Healthcare Readiness InstituteMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at The Healthcare Readiness Institute
- Finished
- 94%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,675
- Length
- 5 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 45
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $800
Nursing Assistant/Aide
Blue Care Medical Academy
Southaven
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,3507 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Nursing Assistant/Aide at Blue Care Medical Academy
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $300
- Students counted
- 54
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,350
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 7
Certified Nursing Assistant
Global Institute of Higher Learning
West Memphis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant at Global Institute of Higher LearningMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant at Global Institute of Higher Learning
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Certified Nurse Assistant
University Of Memphis
Memphis
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,700Program website, Certified Nurse Assistant at University Of MemphisMore details about Certified Nurse Assistant at University Of Memphis
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $265
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,700
Certified Nursing Assistant Pre-Apprentice
Professional Allied Health LLC
Memphis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,105Program website, Certified Nursing Assistant Pre-Apprentice at Professional Allied Health LLCMore details about Certified Nursing Assistant Pre-Apprentice at Professional Allied Health LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 49 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $895
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,105
Certified Nursing Assistant
William And Johnson Career College
Memphis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,500More details about Certified Nursing Assistant at William And Johnson Career College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $383
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,500
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How to pay for CNA classes in Memphis
WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in Memphis
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.
Other training in Memphis
How CNA classes compare with the rest of nursing and patient care across Tennessee: Nursing and patient care programs in Tennessee
Where the Memphis nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which Memphis nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the Memphis 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 Tennessee 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 Memphis 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 Memphis
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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