Patient care technician training in Maryland

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

3 schools offer these patient care technician programs, and Maryland 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 Maryland, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 3 programs here are patient care technician course (2 programs) and patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) training (1 program).

See the 3 programs

How much does patient care technician training cost in Maryland?

$3,200 to $4,000

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
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 Maryland may also offer patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Maryland?

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.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 12 people at 2 of the 3 programs here.
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 $3,200 to $4,000.

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

All 3 patient care technician programs in Maryland approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
HI-7000 Patient Care Technician (384 clock hours)
Medcerts, LLC
Based in Livonia, MI
High school diploma or equivalent
Medcerts, LLC, based in Livonia, MIPatient care technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,400
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
5 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, HI-7000 Patient Care Technician (384 clock hours) at Medcerts, LLC
More details about HI-7000 Patient Care Technician (384 clock hours) at Medcerts, LLC
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
54%
Earned in a quarter
$5,348
Length
24 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
234
Earned a year, estimated
$21,400
Price if you pay yourself
$4,000
students trained with WIOA funding
5
Program website, HI-7000 Patient Care Technician (384 clock hours) at Medcerts, LLC
Patient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Nurse Technician/patient Care Technician (180 Clock Hours)
Stein Academy-School Of Health Tech. & Career Dev.
Baltimore
High school diploma or equivalent
Stein Academy-School Of Health Tech. & Career Dev., BaltimorePatient care technician with nursing assistant (CNA) trainingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,100
Price if you pay yourself$3,200
7 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Nurse Technician/patient Care Technician (180 Clock Hours) at Stein Academy-School Of Health Tech. & Career Dev.
More details about Nurse Technician/patient Care Technician (180 Clock Hours) at Stein Academy-School Of Health Tech. & Career Dev.
Finished
96%
Working at 6 months
71%
Earned in a quarter
$7,528
Length
8 weeks, 22 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$410
Students counted
28
Earned a year, estimated
$30,100
Price if you pay yourself
$3,200
students trained with WIOA funding
7
Program website, Nurse Technician/patient Care Technician (180 Clock Hours) at Stein Academy-School Of Health Tech. & Career Dev.
Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Patient Care Technician Bootcamp (280 clock hours)
QS Academy, Inc.
Based in Austin, TX
High school diploma or equivalent
QS Academy, Inc., based in Austin, TXPatient care technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,450
School website, Patient Care Technician Bootcamp (280 clock hours) at QS Academy, Inc.
More details about Patient Care Technician Bootcamp (280 clock hours) at QS Academy, Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$3,450
School website, Patient Care Technician Bootcamp (280 clock hours) at QS Academy, Inc.

How to pay for patient care technician training in Maryland

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training in Maryland

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.

Other training in Maryland

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

Where the Maryland patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Maryland patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician programs Maryland 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 Maryland offers.

How the prices and results of Maryland 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.

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