Medication aide training in Minnesota

2 medication aide programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

1 school offers these medication aide programs, and Minnesota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Medication aides are nursing assistants who give residents and patients their medication. Whether a nursing assistant may do so depends on their training and their state, and some states offer an added credential for it, such as Certified Medication Assistant (CMA).¹

In Minnesota, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: medication aide course.

See the 2 programs

How much does medication aide training cost in Minnesota?

$819

is the price of each of the 2 programs with a price, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Length: 30 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Minnesota may also offer medication aide training. How these figures are made

Is there free medication aide training in Minnesota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any 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. These programs cost $819.

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

All 2 medication aide programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

2 programs

Medication aide courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Trained Medication Aid
Central Lakes College
Brainerd
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Central Lakes College, BrainerdMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$819
Program website, Trained Medication Aid at Central Lakes College
More details about Trained Medication Aid at Central Lakes College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 5 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$819
Program website, Trained Medication Aid at Central Lakes College
Medication aide courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Trained Medication Aid
Central Lakes College
Staples
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Central Lakes College, StaplesMedication aide course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$819
Program website, Trained Medication Aid at Central Lakes College
More details about Trained Medication Aid at Central Lakes College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 5 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$819
Program website, Trained Medication Aid at Central Lakes College

How to pay for medication aide training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for medication aide training in Minnesota

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 medication aide 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 medication aide 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 Minnesota

How medication aide training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Minnesota

Where the Minnesota medication aide program numbers come from

Which Minnesota medication aide programs are on this list?

These are the medication aide programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota medication aide 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.

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