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CNA Classes in the Phoenix area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area
Programs
9
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$45,290
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,705
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
CNA Classes in the Phoenix area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Phoenix
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 2.8 miles, farthest 18.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 9 list one: $1,705 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 16 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,082 CNA awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 9 on Arizona's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 38% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 81% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $45,290 median for nursing assistants ($21.77 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,280 to $59,040; 13,550 employed in the metro area; Arizona median $44,780 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Phoenix first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GateWay Community College | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 259 | 2.8 |
| Brookline College-Tempe | Tempe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 4.8 |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 5.5 |
| GateWay Community College-Central City | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 5.8 |
| Mesa Community CollegeWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 411 | 8.9 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 9.7 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 11.7 |
| Glendale Community CollegeWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 263 | 13.8 |
| Pima Medical Institute-East ValleyWIOA list | Mesa | Certificate | $1,705 | 1 month | 132 | 18.1 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, read October 8, 2026.
Nursing homes near Phoenix
77 Maricopa County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in Arizona: 1,069 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 32 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell