Home / CNA Classes / California / Fresno area
CNA Classes in the Fresno area
Fresno, CA metro area · facility staff programs: 1
Programs
25
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$44,710
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,000
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
CNA Classes in the Fresno area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 25 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 21 on the state list only; plus 1 nursing facility programs for their own hires, listed apart
- Distance from Fresno
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 1.7 miles, farthest 31.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 25 list one: $1,000 to $2,367 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 2 months to 3 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 7 to 36 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 170 CNA awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 25 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 50% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 100% (4 report it)
- Run by a nursing home
- 1 of the 26 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
- $44,710 median for nursing assistants ($21.50 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,770 to $49,230; 3,880 employed in the metro area; California median $47,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Fresno first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Health Education(559) 900-5150 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 1.7 | |
| Fresno Adult SchoolWIOA list(559) 457-6000 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 6.2 | |
| Acclaim Education(510) 266-0868 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 6.3 | |
| Acclaim Education, Inc(510) 266-0868 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 6.3 | |
| Duncan Polytechnical High School/Rop(559) 248-7518 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 6.3 | |
| Nursing Assistant Training Academy(559) 917-6121 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 6.3 | |
| Agape College of Business and Science | Fresno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 6.4 |
| Clovis Adult EducationWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | $1,000 | 3 months | 104 | 6.9 |
| Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | $2,367 | 2 months | 61 | 7.6 |
| Valley Rop/Parlier High School(559) 480-7190 | Parlier | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 11.5 | |
| Central Learning Adult School Site(559) 276-5230 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 12.2 | |
| Valley Rop Sanger Hs(559) 524-7382 | Sanger | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 13.1 | |
| Valley Rop-Kings River High School(559) 776-6602 | Sanger | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 13.1 | |
| Valley Rop/Sanger High School(559) 524-7280 | Sanger | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 13.1 | |
| Valley Rop Selma High School(559) 365-9808 | Selma | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 13.8 | |
| Synergy Health Care Education(209) 204-5841 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 14.8 | |
| Reedley CollegeWIOA list | Reedley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 14.9 |
| Reedley College(559) 494-3000 | Reedley | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 15.9 | |
| Valley Rop Reedley High School(559) 904-6135 | Reedley | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 15.9 | |
| Central Unified School District/Central High School(559) 276-5276 | Fresno | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 16.0 | |
| Valley Rop Kingsburg High School(559) 348-3427 | Kingsburg | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 19.6 | |
| Valley Rop/Dinuba High School(559) 308-5150 | Dinuba | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 21.6 | |
| Valley Rop/Orosi High School(559) 876-2122 | Orosi | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 29.1 | |
| Madera High School(559) 675-4444 | Madera | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 31.1 | |
| Madera South High School(559) 675-4450 | Madera | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 31.1 |
1 nursing-facility program for the facility's own hires (not open enrolment)
- 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, Fresno, 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 Fresno
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): North Point Healthcare & Wellness Centre LP
31 Fresno 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
- Sacramento area28 programs
- Hanford area18 programs
- San Jose area18 programs
- Bakersfield area13 programs
- Riverside area11 programs