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Patient care technician training in Alabama

7 patient care technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

7 schools offer these patient care technician programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

The federal job guide has no separate profile for patient care technicians; the closest is nursing assistants, who give basic care and help patients with daily activities. Nursing assistants often complete a state-approved program and pass the state's competency exam, which puts them on the state registry that nursing home work requires.1

In Alabama, 1 of the 7 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 6 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

All 7 are the same kind of program: patient care technician course.

See the 7 programs

How much does patient care technician training cost in Alabama?

$2,800 to $4,722 is what most patient care technician programs in Alabama cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 7 programs with a price. All of them: $980 to $7,347

In the typical program

Finished the program
91%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Alabama's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free patient care technician training in Alabama?

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

All 7 patient care technician programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Health Aide/Patient Care Tech

    Wallace Community College

    Selma

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wallace Community College, SelmaPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,347
    School website, Health Aide/Patient Care Tech at Wallace Community College
    More details about Health Aide/Patient Care Tech at Wallace Community College
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    42 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,490
    Students counted
    92
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,347
    School website, Health Aide/Patient Care Tech at Wallace Community College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician

    Northeast Alabama Community College

    Rainsville

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Northeast Alabama Community College, RainsvillePatient care technician course · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$20,400
    Price if you pay yourself$3,200

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Northeast Alabama Community College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Northeast Alabama Community College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,088
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,175
    Students counted
    41
    Earned a year, estimated
    $20,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,200
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Northeast Alabama Community College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Patient Care Technician

    Dannon Training Institute

    Birmingham

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dannon Training Institute, BirminghamPatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,450
    More details about Certified Patient Care Technician at Dannon Training Institute
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    35
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,450

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    The National Training Institute for Healthcare Technicians L

    Birmingham

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The National Training Institute for Healthcare Technicians L, BirminghamPatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$18,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,425
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at The National Training Institute for Healthcare Technicians L
    More details about Patient Care Technician at The National Training Institute for Healthcare Technicians L
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,579
    Length
    23 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $655
    Students counted
    31
    Earned a year, estimated
    $18,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,425
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at The National Training Institute for Healthcare Technicians L

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Shelton State Community College

    Tuscaloosa

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Shelton State Community College, TuscaloosaPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,399
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Shelton State Community College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Shelton State Community College
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $731
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,399
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Shelton State Community College

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Trio - Patient Care Tech Certified Patient Care Tech, Certified EKG, Certified Phlebotomist .)

    Jes Phlebotomy Healthservices, Inc

    Montgomery

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jes Phlebotomy Healthservices, Inc, MontgomeryPatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$980
    Program website, Trio - Patient Care Tech Certified Patient Care Tech, Certified EKG, Certified Phlebotomist .) at Jes Phlebotomy Healthservices, Inc
    More details about Trio - Patient Care Tech Certified Patient Care Tech, Certified EKG, Certified Phlebotomist .) at Jes Phlebotomy Healthservices, Inc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,180
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $980
    Program website, Trio - Patient Care Tech Certified Patient Care Tech, Certified EKG, Certified Phlebotomist .) at Jes Phlebotomy Healthservices, Inc

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC

    Birmingham

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC, BirminghamPatient care technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,995
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    27 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,995
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Phlebotomy Ink Training and Staffing Agency, LLC

How to pay for patient care technician training in Alabama

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in Alabama

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 patient care 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 patient care 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.

Quick facts: Patient care technician training in Alabama

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
13th of 15
patient care technician programs here, against the typical state's 3
7 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the patient care technician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Patient care technician training in Birmingham, Selma, Fort Payne and other Alabama cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Alabama

How patient care technician training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Alabama

Where the Alabama patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Alabama patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs Alabama 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 Alabama offers.

How the prices and results of Alabama patient care 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.

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about patient care technician training in Alabama

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
  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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns