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Mental health technician training in Ohio

4 mental health technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these mental health technician programs, and Ohio has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental conditions or developmental disabilities. Technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate and aides a high school diploma, both learn on the job, and some states require technicians to be licensed.1

In Ohio, 2 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma and 2 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

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

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How much does mental health technician certification cost in Ohio?

$850 to $12,822

is what the 4 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 reported
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 mental health technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free mental health technician training in Ohio?

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

All 4 mental health technician programs in Ohio approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Mental health or psychiatric technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Technology

    Belmont College

    Saint Clairsville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Belmont College, Saint ClairsvilleMental health or psychiatric technician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,300
    Price if you pay yourself$12,822
    Program website, Mental Health Technology at Belmont College
    More details about Mental Health Technology at Belmont College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,583
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,524
    Students counted
    12
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,822
    Program website, Mental Health Technology at Belmont College

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Mental Health Technician Certification Course

    Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses

    Williamsburg

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses, WilliamsburgMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850
    Program website, Mental Health Technician Certification Course at Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses
    More details about Mental Health Technician Certification Course at Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses
    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
    $850
    Program website, Mental Health Technician Certification Course at Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Mental Health Technician

    MedCertify.com

    Based in Louisville, KY

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCertify.com, based in Louisville, KYMental health technician certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, Medical Mental Health Technician at MedCertify.com
    More details about Medical Mental Health Technician at MedCertify.com
    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
    $4,000
    Program website, Medical Mental Health Technician at MedCertify.com

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    BH Paraprofessional Training Program

    Shawnee State University

    Portsmouth

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Shawnee State University, PortsmouthMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,347
    School website, BH Paraprofessional Training Program at Shawnee State University
    More details about BH Paraprofessional Training Program at Shawnee State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $260
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,347
    School website, BH Paraprofessional Training Program at Shawnee State University

How to pay for mental health technician training in Ohio

WIOA funding can pay for mental health technician 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 mental health technician 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 mental health technician 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.

Mental health technician training in Wheeling, Cincinnati, Portsmouth and other Ohio cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 program is online.

Other training in Ohio

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

Where the Ohio mental health technician program numbers come from

Which Ohio mental health technician programs are on this list?

These are the mental health technician 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 mental health technician 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 mental health technician training in Ohio

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Psychiatric Technicians and Aides
  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