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Patient care technician training in Ohio

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

11 schools offer these patient care technician programs, and Ohio 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 Ohio, 2 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

All 11 are the same kind of program: patient care technician course.

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How much does patient care technician training cost in Ohio?

$1,358 to $5,525 is what most patient care technician programs in Ohio cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $685 to $20,075

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
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 11 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 patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Ohio?

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

All 11 patient care technician programs in Ohio approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HI-7000: Patient Care Technician

    MedCerts

    Youngstown

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, YoungstownPatient care technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,400
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, HI-7000: Patient Care Technician at MedCerts
    More details about HI-7000: Patient Care Technician at MedCerts
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    17%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,360
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    268
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000
    Program website, HI-7000: Patient Care Technician at MedCerts

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Dakota Healthcare Training

    Dayton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota Healthcare Training, DaytonPatient care technician courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,505
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Dakota Healthcare Training
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $365
    Students counted
    60
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,505

  • Patient care technician courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    Patient Care Technician

    VIP Medical Academy

    Columbus

    Prerequisite courses

    VIP Medical Academy, ColumbusPatient care technician courseIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$685
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at VIP Medical Academy
    More details about Patient Care Technician at VIP Medical Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $465
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $685
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at VIP Medical Academy

  • Patient care technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician

    Triad Tech, Inc.

    Huntington, WV

    No diploma needed

    Triad Tech, Inc., Huntington, WVPatient care technician courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Ohio; Ohio approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$920
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Triad Tech, Inc.
    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
    $920

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Patient Care Technician

    Mountwest Community and Technical College

    Huntington, WV

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mountwest Community and Technical College, Huntington, WVPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Ohio; Ohio approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,210
    Program website, Certified Patient Care Technician at Mountwest Community and Technical College
    More details about Certified Patient Care Technician at Mountwest Community and Technical College
    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
    $1,210
    Program website, Certified Patient Care Technician at Mountwest Community and Technical College

  • Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician Bootcamp

    QS Academy

    Based in Austin, TX

    High school diploma or equivalent

    QS Academy, based in Austin, TXPatient care technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,450
    Program website, Patient Care Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy
    More details about Patient Care Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy
    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
    $3,450
    Program website, Patient Care Technician Bootcamp at QS Academy

  • Patient care technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician

    Lorain County Community College

    Elyria

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Lorain County Community College, ElyriaPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,499
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Lorain County Community College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Lorain County Community College
    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
    $3,499
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Lorain County Community College

  • Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    MedCertify.com

    Based in Louisville, KY

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCertify.com, based in Louisville, KYPatient care technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at MedCertify.com
    More details about Patient Care 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
    $4,500
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at MedCertify.com

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Patient Care Technician

    Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus

    Jefferson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus, JeffersonPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,550
    School website, Certified Patient Care Technician at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
    More details about Certified Patient Care Technician at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
    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
    $6,550
    School website, Certified Patient Care Technician at Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus

  • Patient care technician courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    Patient Care Technician Program

    Tri-Rivers Career Center

    Marion

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Tri-Rivers Career Center, MarionPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,775
    Program website, Patient Care Technician Program at Tri-Rivers Career Center
    More details about Patient Care Technician Program at Tri-Rivers Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $175
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,775
    Program website, Patient Care Technician Program at Tri-Rivers Career Center

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Stautzenberger College

    Brecksville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Stautzenberger College, BrecksvillePatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$20,075
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Stautzenberger College
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Stautzenberger College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $525
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $20,075
    Program website, Patient Care Technician at Stautzenberger College

How to pay for patient care technician training in Ohio

WIOA funding can pay for patient care 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 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 Ohio

programs with a price cost under $2,000
4 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
7th of 15
patient care technician programs here, against the typical state's 3
11 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 Cleveland, Huntington, Youngstown and other Ohio cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 programs are online.

Other training in Ohio

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

Where the Ohio patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Ohio patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care 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 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.

Sources for the facts about patient care technician training in Ohio

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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