Which schools offer WIOA-approved dialysis technician training?

55 schools offer these programs, and each state on this page approved its programs for workforce funding. Pick a state on the map or compare them belowCompare the states below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

What does a dialysis technician do, and how do you become one?

Patient care dialysis technicians run kidney dialysis machines and give direct care to patients with kidney failure. Under the federal rules for dialysis facilities, they need a high school diploma or equivalent and a training program run under a registered nurse, covering dialysis and its procedures, placing the needles (cannulation), possible complications, water treatment, infection control and safety.¹ At dialysis centers covered by Medicare's rules, a patient care dialysis technician must be certified through a state program or a national certification program within 18 months of being hired, and must meet any state rules for dialysis technicians.²

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How much does dialysis technician training cost?

Most dialysis technician programs approved for WIOA funding cost $2,102 to $4,381 if you pay yourself.

That is the price of the whole program as the school reports it. If you qualify, WIOA funding can pay part or all of it, depending on local limits (who qualifies). The figures cover only programs approved for WIOA funding; other schools and programs may cost more or less.

Compare dialysis technician training by state: cost, pay and results

Dialysis technician training by state
State	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
Alabama	1	Too few figures to show
California	4	Too few figures to show
Delaware	1	Too few figures to show
Florida	4	Too few figures to show
Georgia	3	Too few figures to show
Illinois	13	Left out	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Louisiana	4	Too few figures to show
Michigan	5	$4,415 to $26,140	Not enough data	Not enough data	Not enough data
Minnesota	2	Too few figures to show
Missouri	3	Too few figures to show
Montana	1	Too few figures to show
Nevada	2	Not enough data	Not enough data	Left out	Not enough data
New Jersey	1	Too few figures to show
North Carolina	4	Too few figures to show
North Dakota	1	Too few figures to show
Ohio	1	Too few figures to show
Pennsylvania	1	Too few figures to show
Tennessee	2	Too few figures to show
Texas	2	Too few figures to show
Virginia	3	Too few figures to show
Washington	1	No figures reported
Wisconsin	1	Too few figures to show

Each figure is the middle program in that state. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools may offer dialysis technician training too. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).How these figures are made

Hemodialysis technician course or diploma? What the 60 programs are

By kind, the 60 programs approved for WIOA funding are dialysis technician certificate or course (53 programs), dialysis technician diploma (4 programs) and dialysis technician with phlebotomy or EKG (3 programs).

Across the US, 14 of the 60 programs take students without a high school diploma, 33 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 13 ask for earlier courses first.

Is there free dialysis technician training in the US?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program counted on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.³⁴⁵
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. Each state's page lists every program with its price if you pay yourself.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Other training by state

Approved programs per field across every state. Each opens that field's comparison by state.

Where the dialysis technician program numbers by state come from

Which dialysis technician programs are counted?

Programs each state approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁷ Schools that never applied for approval are missing.

What the figures for each state mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).

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