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Community health worker training in Texas

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

4 schools offer these community health worker programs, and Texas 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 Texas, 1 of the 4 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

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

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How much does community health worker training cost in Texas?

$1,120 to $2,478

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

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports 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
1 program reports 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 Texas may also offer community health worker training. How these figures are made

Is there free community health worker training in Texas?

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

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

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4 programs

  • Community health worker certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Community Health Worker

    Central Texas College

    Killeen

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Texas College, KilleenCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$4,400
    Price if you pay yourself$1,620
    Program website, Community Health Worker at Central Texas College
    More details about Community Health Worker at Central Texas College
    Finished
    25%
    Working at 6 months
    23%
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,106
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $225
    Students counted
    39
    Earned a year, estimated
    $4,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,620
    Program website, Community Health Worker at Central Texas College

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

    Community Health Worker

    South Texas College

    McAllen

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    South Texas College, McAllenCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,120
    Program website, Community Health Worker at South Texas College
    More details about Community Health Worker 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
    $10
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,120
    Program website, Community Health Worker at South Texas College

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

    Human Services Community Health Worker Certificate Of Proficiency

    Tyler Junior College

    Tyler

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tyler Junior College, TylerCommunity health worker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,478
    School website, Human Services Community Health Worker Certificate Of Proficiency at Tyler Junior College
    More details about Human Services Community Health Worker Certificate Of Proficiency at Tyler Junior College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,478
    School website, Human Services Community Health Worker Certificate Of Proficiency at Tyler Junior College

  • Community health worker apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Community Health Worker

    Northeast Training Center Mj Training

    Houston

    No diploma needed

    Northeast Training Center Mj Training, HoustonCommunity health worker apprenticeshipHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Community Health Worker at Northeast Training Center Mj Training
    More details about Community Health Worker at Northeast Training Center Mj Training
    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 Northeast Training Center Mj Training

How to pay for community health worker training in Texas

WIOA funding can pay for community health worker training in Texas

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 Killeen, McAllen, Tyler and other Texas cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Texas

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

Where the Texas community health worker program numbers come from

Which Texas community health worker programs are on this list?

These are the community health worker programs Texas 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 Texas offers.

How the prices and results of Texas 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 Texas

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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