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CNA Classes in the Visalia area
Visalia, CA metro area · facility staff programs: 1
Programs
10
in the metro area
Median pay here
$46,810
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Visalia area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 9 on the state list only; plus 1 nursing facility programs for their own hires, listed apart
- Distance from Visalia
- none within 10 miles; nearest 10.2 miles, farthest 21.8 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 7 to 18 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 65 CNA awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 10 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 36% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 94% (3 report it)
- Run by a nursing home
- 1 of the 11 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
- $46,810 median for nursing assistants ($22.51 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,740 to $55,120; 1,530 employed in the metro area; California median $47,630 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Visalia first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Unified School District(559) 562-5911 | Lindsay | State list | 10.2 | |
| Porterville Adult SchoolWIOA list(559) 782-7030 | Porterville | State list | 14.3 | |
| Porterville Unified School District- Porterville Hs Summer(559) 793-3400 | Porterville | State list | 14.3 | |
| Exeter Unified School District,Exeter High School(559) 592-2127 | Exeter | State list | 17.4 | |
| Bakersfield College-Delano(661) 395-4281 | Delano | State list | 19.6 | |
| Delano Adult SchoolWIOA list(661) 720-4171 | Delano | State list | 19.6 | |
| Delano Joint Union High School(661) 725-4000 | Delano | State list | 19.6 | |
| College of the SequoiasWIOA list | Visalia | Certificate | 65 | 21.2 |
| Visalia Adult SchoolWIOA list(559) 730-7655 | Visalia | State list | 21.8 | |
| Visalia Charter Independent Study(559) 931-8030 | Visalia | State list | 21.8 |
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, Visalia, 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 Visalia
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Delano District Skilled Nursing Facility
16 Tulare 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