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CNA Classes in the Merced area
Merced, CA metro area · facility staff programs: 1
Programs
9
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$44,730
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Merced area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 8 on the state list only; plus 1 nursing facility programs for their own hires, listed apart
- Distance from Merced
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.8 miles, farthest 20.9 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 144 CNA awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- Run by a nursing home
- 1 of the 10 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
- $44,730 median for nursing assistants ($21.51 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,040 to $50,880; 500 employed in the metro area; California median $47,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Merced first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merced College(209) 384-6000 | Atwater | State list | 6.8 | |
| Merced College | Merced | Certificate | 144 | 10.4 |
| Mj Nursing Assistant Training Institute(209) 233-9854 | Merced | State list | 13.4 | |
| Merced College(209) 384-6000 | Merced | State list | 14.8 | |
| Merced College(209) 384-6000 | Merced | State list | 14.8 | |
| Chowchilla Union High School(559) 665-1331 | Chowchilla | State list | 19.3 | |
| Merced College(209) 384-6000 | Los Banos | State list | 20.9 | |
| Merced College Los Banos(209) 384-6000 | Los Banos | State list | 20.9 | |
| Merced College-Los Banos Campus(209) 384-6000 | Los Banos | State list | 20.9 |
1 nursing-facility program for the facility's own hires (not open enrolment)
- Anberry Transitional Care, Merced
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Approved list: CDPH Facility Based Nurse Assistant Training Programs, read October 8, 2026.
- Approved list: CDPH Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training Programs, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Merced, 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 Merced
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Anberry Post Acute
10 Merced 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
- Bakersfield area13 programs