CNA classes in the US Virgin Islands

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

4 schools offer these nursing assistant programs, and the US Virgin Islands 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 the US Virgin Islands, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: nursing assistant (CNA).

See the 4 programs

How much do CNA classes cost in the US Virgin Islands?

$500 to $5,500

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Are there free CNA classes in the US Virgin Islands?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.³⁴⁵In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 21 people at 2 of the 4 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $500 to $5,500.

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

All 4 CNA programs in the US Virgin Islands approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Nursing assistant (CNA)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certified Nursing Assistant - STX
Caring Health Concierge, Inc.
Christiansted
High school diploma or equivalent
Caring Health Concierge, Inc., ChristianstedNursing assistant (CNA)Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$68,300
Price if you pay yourself$2,079
More details about Certified Nursing Assistant - STX at Caring Health Concierge, Inc.
Finished
61%
Working at 6 months
17%
Earned in a quarter
$17,077
Length
10 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,021
Students counted
38
Earned a year, estimated
$68,300
Price if you pay yourself
$2,079
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nursing Assistant (STT)
Life Skills Training Center, LLC
St Thomas
High school diploma or equivalent
Life Skills Training Center, LLC, St ThomasNursing assistant (CNA)In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedLeft out
Price if you pay yourself$1,775
14 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Nursing Assistant (STT) at Life Skills Training Center, LLC
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
Left out
Length
8 weeks, 17 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
14
Earned a year, estimated
Left out
Price if you pay yourself
$1,775
students trained with WIOA funding
14
Nursing assistant (CNA)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certified Nursing Assistant Program (STT)
VI Department of Education
St Thomas
High school diploma or equivalent
VI Department of Education, St ThomasNursing assistant (CNA)In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedLeft out
Price if you pay yourself$500
7 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Certified Nursing Assistant Program (STT) at VI Department of Education
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
Left out
Length
16 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$155
Students counted
10
Earned a year, estimated
Left out
Price if you pay yourself
$500
students trained with WIOA funding
7
Nursing assistant (CNA)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
M1- NAC/CNA (Nursing Assistant Certification/Certified Nurses Assistant)
M1 Enterprises USVI, LLC
Based in Kingshill, VI
High school diploma or equivalent
M1 Enterprises USVI, LLC, based in Kingshill, VINursing assistant (CNA)Online · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,500
More details about M1- NAC/CNA (Nursing Assistant Certification/Certified Nurses Assistant) at M1 Enterprises USVI, LLC
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 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
$5,500

How to pay for CNA classes in the US Virgin Islands

WIOA funding can pay for CNA classes in the US Virgin Islands

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 the US Virgin Islands

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

Where the US Virgin Islands nursing assistant program numbers come from

Which the US Virgin Islands nursing assistant programs are on this list?

These are the nursing assistant programs the US Virgin Islands 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 the US Virgin Islands offers.

How the prices and results of the US Virgin Islands 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.

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