Community health worker training in Colorado

1 community health worker program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this community health worker program, and Colorado has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Community health workers promote wellness by helping people in their community adopt healthy habits. Most need a high school diploma and learn on the job, and some states require certification, which can include a state-approved training program.¹

In Colorado, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much does community health worker training cost in Colorado?

$9,757

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 26%
Working 6 months later: 37%
Earned a year, estimated: about $19,900
Length: Not reported; The program doesn't 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 Colorado may also offer community health worker training. How these figures are made

Is there free community health worker training in Colorado?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $9,757.

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

The one community health worker program in Colorado approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Health navigator or wellness coach courseHybridNo diploma needed
Health Navigator
Otero Junior College
La Junta
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Otero Junior College, La JuntaHealth navigator or wellness coach course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$19,900
Price if you pay yourself$9,757
Program website, Health Navigator at Otero Junior College
More details about Health Navigator at Otero Junior College
Finished
26%
Working at 6 months
37%
Earned in a quarter
$4,981
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,000
Students counted
26
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
Earned a year, estimated
$19,900
Price if you pay yourself
$9,757
Program website, Health Navigator at Otero Junior College

How to pay for community health worker training in Colorado

WIOA funding can pay for community health worker training in Colorado

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 community health worker training

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.⁶⁷

GI Bill for community health worker training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Colorado

How community health worker training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Colorado

Where the Colorado community health worker program numbers come from

Which Colorado community health worker programs are on this list?

These are the community health worker programs Colorado 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).⁹ 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 Colorado offers.

How the prices and results of Colorado community health worker 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.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

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