Mental health technician training in Tennessee

1 mental health technician program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this mental health technician program, and Tennessee has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Tennessee, the one program asks for a high school diploma or equivalent.

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How much does mental health technician certification cost in Tennessee?

$3,895

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; The program doesn't report it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; The program doesn't report 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 Tennessee may also offer mental health technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free mental health technician training in Tennessee?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the 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. The one program with a price costs $3,895.

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

The one mental health technician program in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certified Mental Health Technician- Continuing Education
Dyersburg State Community College
Based in Dyersburg, TN
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Dyersburg State Community College, based in Dyersburg, TNMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,895
Program website, Certified Mental Health Technician- Continuing Education at Dyersburg State Community College
More details about Certified Mental Health Technician- Continuing Education at Dyersburg State Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$3,895
Program website, Certified Mental Health Technician- Continuing Education at Dyersburg State Community College

How to pay for mental health technician training in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for mental health technician training in Tennessee

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.

Other training in Tennessee

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

Where the Tennessee mental health technician program numbers come from

Which Tennessee mental health technician programs are on this list?

These are the mental health technician programs Tennessee 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 Tennessee offers.

How the prices and results of Tennessee 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.

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