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CNA Classes in the Bakersfield area
Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area · facility staff programs: 2
Programs
13
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,130
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Bakersfield area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 13 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 12 on the state list only; plus 2 nursing facility programs for their own hires, listed apart
- Distance from Bakersfield
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 3.9 miles, farthest 25.7 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 5 weeks full time
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 13 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Run by a nursing home
- 1 of the 15 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Exam and licence fees
- Skills evaluation $80; Written examination $40; Oral examination (instead of written) $55 (read October 10, 2026)
- Pay here
- $46,130 median for nursing assistants ($22.18 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,710 to $56,380; 1,720 employed in the metro area; California median $47,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Bakersfield first
| Program | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Certificate | 3.9 |
| Bakersfield College(661) 395-4281 | Bakersfield | State list | 4.1 |
| Academy of Health Careers Inc(510) 798-5094 | Bakersfield | State list | 6.0 |
| Bakersfield Adult School(661) 861-1151 | Bakersfield | State list | 6.0 |
| Christian Central Valley College(661) 861-0877 | Bakersfield | State list | 6.0 |
| Elliott Healthcare Services(661) 444-6418 | Bakersfield | State list | 6.0 |
| High Desert Medical College(661) 579-2901 | Bakersfield | State list | 6.0 |
| Cellan Education Resources(559) 920-0224 | Bakersfield | State list | 8.9 |
| Kern Valley Career CenterWIOA list(661) 843-7711 | Bakersfield | State list | 8.9 |
| Bakersfield College-Arvin(661) 395-4281 | Arvin | State list | 18.4 |
| Bakersfield College - Southwest(661) 395-4281 | Bakersfield | State list | 21.2 |
| Kern High School District(661) 397-7301 | Bakersfield | State list | 21.2 |
| Bakersfield College - Mcfarland Learning Center(661) 395-4281 | Bakersfield | State list | 25.7 |
2 nursing-facility programs for the facility's own hires (not open enrolment)
- Kern Valley Healthcare District D/P SNF, Lake Isabella
- Bella Sera, Ridgecrest
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Approved list: CDPH Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training Programs, read October 8, 2026.
- Approved list: CDPH Facility Based Nurse Assistant Training Programs, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: Credentia, Northern California Nurse Assistant Handbook: Exam Fees, read October 10, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near Bakersfield
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Kern Valley Healthcare District Dp SNF
17 Kern County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 111 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area229 programs
- San Francisco area41 programs
- San Diego area43 programs
- Fresno area25 programs
- Sacramento area28 programs
- Hanford area18 programs
- San Jose area18 programs
- Riverside area11 programs