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Mental health technician training in Washington

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

6 schools offer these mental health technician programs, and Washington 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 Washington, 1 of the 6 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

All 6 are the same kind of program: mental health technician certificate or course.

See the 6 programs

How much does mental health technician certification cost in Washington?

$118 to $4,411

is what the 2 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 6 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 6 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 6 programs report it
Length
1 to 23 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 Washington may also offer mental health technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free mental health technician training in Washington?

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

All 6 mental health technician programs in Washington approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CC401 Mental Health Level 1

    Cornerstone Healthcare Training

    Based in Bellingham, WA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cornerstone Healthcare Training, based in Bellingham, WAMental health technician certificate or courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$118
    Program website, CC401 Mental Health Level 1 at Cornerstone Healthcare Training
    More details about CC401 Mental Health Level 1 at Cornerstone Healthcare Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $118
    Program website, CC401 Mental Health Level 1 at Cornerstone Healthcare Training

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Mental Health Technician

    Edmonds College

    Lynnwood

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Edmonds College, LynnwoodMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,411
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Edmonds College
    More details about Mental Health Technician at Edmonds College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,411
    Program website, Mental Health Technician at Edmonds College

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Behavioral Health Technician

    Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium

    Renton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium, RentonMental health technician certificate or courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Behavioral Health Technician at Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium
    More details about Behavioral Health Technician at Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    33 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Behavioral Health Technician at Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    DSHS Mental Health

    Sparrow Healthcare Education/Spokane

    Spokane Valley

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sparrow Healthcare Education/Spokane, Spokane ValleyMental health technician certificate or courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, DSHS Mental Health at Sparrow Healthcare Education/Spokane
    More details about DSHS Mental Health at Sparrow Healthcare Education/Spokane
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, DSHS Mental Health at Sparrow Healthcare Education/Spokane

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Mental Health Level 1 Capable Care Giving for Mental Wellness

    Community Colleges of Spokane

    Spokane

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Community Colleges of Spokane, SpokaneMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Mental Health Level 1 Capable Care Giving for Mental Wellness at Community Colleges of Spokane
    More details about Mental Health Level 1 Capable Care Giving for Mental Wellness at Community Colleges of Spokane
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Mental Health Level 1 Capable Care Giving for Mental Wellness at Community Colleges of Spokane

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Level 1 Specialty Training

    DT&T NA Training School

    Burien

    High school diploma or equivalent

    DT&T NA Training School, BurienMental health technician certificate or courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Mental Health Level 1 Specialty Training at DT&T NA Training School
    More details about Mental Health Level 1 Specialty Training at DT&T NA Training School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Mental Health Level 1 Specialty Training at DT&T NA Training School

How to pay for mental health technician training in Washington

WIOA funding can pay for mental health technician training in Washington

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 Seattle, Spokane and other Washington cities

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

Other training in Washington

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

Where the Washington mental health technician program numbers come from

Which Washington mental health technician programs are on this list?

These are the mental health technician programs Washington 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 Washington offers.

How the prices and results of Washington 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 Washington

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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