Sleep technician training in Tennessee

4 sleep technology programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these sleep technician programs, and Tennessee has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Polysomnographic technologists (sleep technicians) watch adults and children through the night in sleep labs: they attach sensors, observe patients, collect data and take notes during a sleep study, then summarize it for a sleep physician who makes the diagnosis. Most sleep studies happen at night.¹ One credential employers look for, the BRPT's Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), takes either graduating from a CAAHEP- or CoARC-accredited polysomnography program or 960 hours of clinical experience with approved training, and a passed exam.²

In Tennessee, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 4 programs here are sleep technician certificate or diploma (3 programs) and polysomnography (associate degree, 1 program).

See the 4 programs

How much does sleep technician training cost in Tennessee?

$5,800 to $17,175

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not enough data; 4 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 Tennessee may also offer sleep technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free sleep technician training in Tennessee?

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.³⁴⁵
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $5,800 to $17,175.

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

All 4 sleep technology programs in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Sleep technician certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Polysomnography Technology
Concorde Career College
Memphis
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Concorde Career College, MemphisSleep technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,500
Price if you pay yourself$17,175
Program website, Polysomnography Technology at Concorde Career College
More details about Polysomnography Technology at Concorde Career College
Finished
59%
Working at 6 months
76%
Earned in a quarter
$7,129
Length
30 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,192
Students counted
171
Earned a year, estimated
$28,500
Price if you pay yourself
$17,175
Program website, Polysomnography Technology at Concorde Career College
Sleep technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Sleep Diagnostic Technology - Certificate
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Volunteer State Community College, GallatinSleep technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,400
Price if you pay yourself$5,800
Program website, Sleep Diagnostic Technology - Certificate at Volunteer State Community College
More details about Sleep Diagnostic Technology - Certificate at Volunteer State Community College
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
86%
Earned in a quarter
$9,597
Length
52 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,100
Students counted
115
Earned a year, estimated
$38,400
Price if you pay yourself
$5,800
Program website, Sleep Diagnostic Technology - Certificate at Volunteer State Community College
Polysomnography (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Health Sciences-AAS/Sleep Diagnostic Technology
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Volunteer State Community College, GallatinPolysomnography (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,700
Price if you pay yourself$11,100
Program website, Health Sciences-AAS/Sleep Diagnostic Technology at Volunteer State Community College
More details about Health Sciences-AAS/Sleep Diagnostic Technology at Volunteer State Community College
Finished
62%
Working at 6 months
83%
Earned in a quarter
$6,667
Length
60 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,300
Students counted
75
Earned a year, estimated
$26,700
Price if you pay yourself
$11,100
Program website, Health Sciences-AAS/Sleep Diagnostic Technology at Volunteer State Community College
Sleep technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Polysomnography Certificate
Roane State Community College
Harriman
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Roane State Community College, HarrimanSleep technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,654
Program website, Polysomnography Certificate at Roane State Community College
More details about Polysomnography Certificate at Roane State Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
38 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,435
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$6,654
Program website, Polysomnography Certificate at Roane State Community College

How to pay for sleep technician training in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for sleep 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 sleep 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.⁷⁸

GI Bill for sleep technician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁹

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Sleep technician training in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and other Tennessee cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Tennessee

How sleep technician training compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Tennessee

Where the Tennessee sleep technician program numbers come from

Which Tennessee sleep technician programs are on this list?

These are the sleep 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).¹⁰ 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 sleep 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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