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CNA Classes in the San Jose area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area · facility staff programs: 2
Programs
18
16 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$56,840
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the San Jose area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 18 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 16 on the state list only; plus 2 nursing facility programs for their own hires, listed apart
- Distance from San Jose
- 16 within 10 miles; nearest 3.8 miles, farthest 26.1 miles
- Run by a nursing home
- 2 of the 20 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
- $56,840 median for nursing assistants ($27.33 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,340 to $77,040; 5,350 employed in the metro area; California median $47,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to San Jose first
| Program | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond School of Nursing(408) 850-0040 | San Jose | State list | 3.8 |
| Diamond School of Nursing(408) 850-0040 | San Jose | State list | 3.8 |
| Reachpoint Nurse Education Center(408) 692-4110 | San Jose | State list | 3.9 |
| Reachpoint Nurse Education Center(408) 692-4110 | San Jose | State list | 3.9 |
| Reachpoint Nurse Education Center(408) 692-4110 | San Jose | State list | 3.9 |
| Golden Heart School of Nursing(408) 677-8443 | San Jose | State list | 4.5 |
| Silver Peak Accelerated Learning Program of California(669) 208-5139 | San Jose | State list | 4.8 |
| Aprende Health Careers Institute(877) 889-2424 | San Jose | State list | 5.2 |
| Aprende Health Careers Institute(877) 889-2424 | San Jose | State list | 5.2 |
| Golden Valley Nursing Institute(669) 207-9115 | Santa Clara | State list | 5.7 |
| Golden Valley Nursing Institute(408) 970-5025 | Santa Clara | State list | 5.7 |
| Edward Medical Training Center(408) 661-8774 | San Jose | State list | 6.1 |
| S.J. Institute of Nursing(408) 705-7648 | San Jose | State list | 6.1 |
| Caring Hands School of Nursing(831) 809-1439 | San Jose | State list | 8.2 |
| West Valley College | Saratoga | Certificate | 8.2 |
| Mission College | Santa Clara | Certificate | 8.7 |
| Evergreen Valley College(408) 274-7900 | San Jose | State list | 19.6 |
| Gavilan College(408) 848-4883 | Gilroy | State list | 26.1 |
2 nursing-facility programs for the facility's own hires (not open enrolment)
- Empress Care Center, Llc, San Jose
- Plum Tree Care Center, San Jose
- 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.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 San Jose
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Empress Care Center, LLC · Plum Tree Care Center
50 Santa Clara 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
- Bakersfield area13 programs
- Riverside area11 programs