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Community health worker training in Ohio

4 community health worker programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these community health worker programs, and Ohio has approved every one for workforce funding. Each 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 Ohio, 2 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 4 programs here are community health worker certificate or course (3 programs) and community health (associate degree, 1 program).

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How much does community health worker training cost in Ohio?

$3,250 to $12,400

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
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None of the 4 programs report it
Working 6 months later
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None of the 4 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
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None of the 4 programs report it
Length
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None of the 4 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 Ohio may also offer community health worker training. How these figures are made

Is there free community health worker training in Ohio?

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

All 4 community health worker programs in Ohio approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Community health worker certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Community Health Worker Training Program

    The Ohio State University

    Columbus

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The Ohio State University, ColumbusCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,250
    Program website, Community Health Worker Training Program at The Ohio State University
    More details about Community Health Worker Training Program at The Ohio State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,250
    Program website, Community Health Worker Training Program at The Ohio State University

  • Community health worker certificate or courseIn personEducation and courses

    Community Health Worker

    Mercy College of Ohio

    Toledo

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Mercy College of Ohio, ToledoCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,140
    Program website, Community Health Worker at Mercy College of Ohio
    More details about Community Health Worker at Mercy College of Ohio
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,140
    Program website, Community Health Worker at Mercy College of Ohio

  • Community health (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Health Service

    Eastern Gateway Community College

    Steubenville

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, SteubenvilleCommunity health (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,400
    Program website, Health Service at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Health Service at Eastern Gateway Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $70
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,400
    Program website, Health Service at Eastern Gateway Community College

  • Community health worker certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Community Health Worker

    North Central State College

    Mansfield

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    North Central State College, MansfieldCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Community Health Worker at North Central State College
    More details about Community Health Worker at North Central State College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Community Health Worker at North Central State College

How to pay for community health worker training in Ohio

WIOA funding can pay for community health worker training in Ohio

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.

Community health worker training in Columbus, Toledo, Weirton and other Ohio cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Ohio

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

Where the Ohio community health worker program numbers come from

Which Ohio community health worker programs are on this list?

These are the community health worker programs Ohio 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 Ohio offers.

How the prices and results of Ohio 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.

Sources for the facts about community health worker training in Ohio

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Community Health Workers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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