CNA classes in McAllen, Texas
8 CNA (certified nursing assistant) programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
4 schools offer these nursing assistant programs with classes in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 4 of these 8 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.
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 McAllen, 4 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma, 2 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.
All 8 are the same kind of program: nursing assistant (CNA).
See the 8 programsAll 89 CNA programs in Texas, including online programs
How much do CNA classes cost in McAllen?
$2,136 to $3,804 is what most CNA programs in McAllen cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $929 to $4,364
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 94%
- Working 6 months later
- 71%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $16,600
- Length
- Not reported
- None of the 8 programs report it
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in McAllen may also offer CNA classes. How these figures are made
All 8 CNA programs in McAllen approved for WIOA funding
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Nurse Aide
New Start School
McAllen
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,700Price if you pay yourself$92915 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Nurse Aide at New Start School
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,915
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $65
- Students counted
- 713
- Earned a year, estimated
- $23,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $929
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 15
Nurse Aide
Southern Careers Institute
Pharr
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,000Price if you pay yourself$2,5505 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nurse Aide at Southern Careers InstituteMore details about Nurse Aide at Southern Careers Institute
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,246
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 352
Listed 3 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- Earned a year, estimated
- $25,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,550
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 5
Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide
South Texas Training Center
Pharr
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$16,600Price if you pay yourself$3,804Program website, Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- 94%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,139
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $650
- Students counted
- 70
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- Earned a year, estimated
- $16,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,804
Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Bilingual
South Texas Training Center
Pharr
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$12,900Price if you pay yourself$4,364Program website, Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Bilingual at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Bilingual at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 81%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,224
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $650
- Students counted
- 22
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- Earned a year, estimated
- $12,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,364
Nurse Aide/Home Health/Rehab Tech
South Texas Training Center
Pharr
Accredited school
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$16,200Price if you pay yourself$2,455Program website, Nurse Aide/Home Health/Rehab Tech at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide/Home Health/Rehab Tech at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 64%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,043
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $665
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $16,200
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,455
Certified Nurse Assistant
South Texas College
McAllen
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,181Program website, Certified Nurse Assistant at South Texas CollegeMore details about Certified Nurse Assistant at South Texas College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,181
Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Rehab Technician
South Texas Training Center
Pharr
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,455Program website, Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Rehab Technician at South Texas Training CenterMore details about Nurse Aide Home Health Aide-Rehab Technician at South Texas Training Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $665
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,455
Patient Care Assistant
South Texas College
McAllen
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,805Program website, Patient Care Assistant at South Texas CollegeMore details about Patient Care Assistant at South Texas College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $390
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,805
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CNA classes in McAllen
WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in McAllen
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 McAllen
How CNA classes compare with the rest of nursing and patient care across Texas: Nursing and patient care programs in Texas
Where the McAllen nursing assistant program numbers come from
Which McAllen nursing assistant programs are on this list?
These are the nursing assistant programs with classes in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 Texas 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 McAllen 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 McAllen
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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