Which schools offer WIOA-approved home health aide training?

162 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 home health aide do, and how do you become one?

Home health and personal care aides keep an eye on the condition of people with disabilities or long-term illness and help them with everyday tasks. Aides who work for certified home health or hospice agencies must finish formal training and pass a standardized test, and states may add their own rules.¹ For those agencies, federal rules require at least 75 hours of aide training, with at least 16 hours in a classroom before at least 16 hours of supervised practice.²

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How much does home health aide training cost?

Most home health aide programs approved for WIOA funding cost $430 to $999 if you pay yourself. Prices also differ by state: most cost $115 to $135 in Oklahoma and $975 to $1,500 in Michigan.

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 home health aide training by state: cost, pay and results

Home health aide training by state
State	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
Alaska	1	Too few figures to show
Arizona	5	$767 to $1,095	Not enough data	Not enough data	Not enough data
California	33	$246 to $612	about $33,500	87%	96%
Delaware	2	Too few figures to show
District of Columbia	2	Too few figures to show
Florida	10	$532 to $810	Not enough data	Not enough data	100%
Illinois	1	Left out	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Indiana	7	$400 to $950	Not enough data	Not enough data	Not enough data
Iowa	1	Too few figures to show
Kansas	5	$269 to $324	Not reported	Not reported	Not enough data
Louisiana	1	Too few figures to show
Maine	4	Too few figures to show
Massachusetts	1	Too few figures to show
Michigan	5	$975 to $1,500	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Minnesota	3	Too few figures to show
Missouri	1	Too few figures to show
Montana	1	Too few figures to show
Nevada	1	Too few figures to show
New Hampshire	1	Too few figures to show
New Jersey	4	Too few figures to show
New Mexico	3	Too few figures to show
New York	2	Too few figures to show
North Carolina	1	Too few figures to show
Ohio	9	$650 to $1,014	Not enough data	Not enough data	Not enough data
Oklahoma	6	$115 to $135	about $22,800	Left out	100%
Pennsylvania	1	Too few figures to show
Puerto Rico	4	Not enough data	Not enough data	Left out	Left out
Rhode Island	1	Too few figures to show
Texas	1	Too few figures to show
US Virgin Islands	1	Too few figures to show
Virginia	11	$276 to $419	Not reported	Not reported	Not enough data
Washington	37	$460 to $664	Not enough data	Not enough data	Not enough data
Wisconsin	20	$671 to $1,200	about $14,500	71%	95%

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 home health aide training too. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).How these figures are made

Home health aide certification: what the 186 programs are

By kind, the 186 programs approved for WIOA funding are home health aide course (85 programs), home care aide course (42 programs), personal care aide or direct care worker course (30 programs), caregiver course (assisted living and group homes, 23 programs), and 6 more of one other kind.

Across the US, 95 of the 186 programs take students without a high school diploma, 62 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 29 ask for earlier courses first.

Is there free home health aide 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. Without funding, prices differ by state: most home health aide programs cost $115 to $135 in Oklahoma and $975 to $1,500 in Michigan. Each state's page lists every program with its price.

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 home health aide program numbers by state come from

Which home health aide 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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