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CNA Classes in the Jacksonville area
Jacksonville, FL metro area
Programs
18
8 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$37,760
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
With a pass rate
11
board files
CNA Classes in the Jacksonville area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 18 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 17 on the state list only
- Distance from Jacksonville
- 8 within 10 miles; nearest 0.8 miles, farthest 27.2 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 4 weeks full time
- First-time pass rates
- 11 programs have one: middle 95%, lowest 83%, highest 100% (Florida Board of Nursing, 2025)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 18 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Run by a nursing home
- 1 of the 18 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Pay here
- $37,760 median for nursing assistants ($18.15 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,320 to $46,160; 7,960 employed in the metro area; Florida median $37,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA exam pass rates by program, Jacksonville area
| Program | Where | Tested | Passed | First-time pass rate | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Clinical School | Jacksonville | 36 | 36 | 100.00% | 2025 |
| Middleburg High School | Middleburg | 23 | 23 | 100.00% | 2025 |
| Clyde E. Lassen State Veteran'S Nursing Home | St Augustine | 14 | 14 | 100.00% | 2025 |
| Keystone Heights High School | Keystone Heights | 12 | 12 | 100.00% | 2025 |
| St. Johns River State College Cna Training Program | Orange Park | 10 | 10 | 100.00% | 2025 |
| Oakleaf High School | Orange Pk | 19 | 18 | 94.74% | 2025 |
| Westside High School | Jacksonville | 16 | 15 | 93.75% | 2025 |
| Affordable Training | Jacksonville | 132 | 122 | 92.42% | 2025 |
| First Coast Nursing Assistant Training Center | Jacksonville | 281 | 239 | 85.05% | 2025 |
| Sharron Nursing Academy | Jacksonville | 219 | 183 | 83.56% | 2025 |
| Atlantic Coast High School | Jacksonville | 12 | 10 | 83.33% | 2025 |
| All 11 programs | 774 | 682 |
CNA programs, nearest to Jacksonville first
| Program | Where | Type | Pass rate | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Park High School(904) 336-4507 | Orange Park | State list | Not shown | 0.8 |
| Westside High School | Jacksonville | State list | 93.75% | 3.3 |
| Fleming Island High School(904) 336-7500 | Fleming Island | State list | Not shown | 5.5 |
| Oakleaf High School | Orange Pk | State list | 94.74% | 8.6 |
| Ridgeview High School(904) 336-8975 | Orange Park | State list | Not shown | 8.6 |
| St. Johns River State College Cna Training Program | Orange Park | State list | 100.00% | 8.6 |
| Baptist Health Clinical School | Jacksonville | State list | 100.00% | 9.5 |
| First Coast Nursing Assistant Training Center | Jacksonville | State list | 85.05% | 9.5 |
| Affordable TrainingWIOA list | Jacksonville | State list | 92.42% | 10.7 |
| Middleburg High School | Middleburg | State list | 100.00% | 11.2 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Certificate | Not shown | 11.9 |
| Atlantic Coast High School | Jacksonville | State list | 83.33% | 13.6 |
| Helping Hearts Training Center(904) 553-3791 | Jacksonville | State list | Not shown | 13.6 |
| Jean Ribault High School(904) 390-2295 | Jacksonville | State list | Not shown | 15.4 |
| Sharron Nursing Academy | Jacksonville | State list | 83.56% | 15.4 |
| Clay High School Academy Of Health Science(904) 335-4506 | Green Cove Springs | State list | Not shown | 17.1 |
| Clyde E. Lassen State Veteran'S Nursing HomeNursing home | St Augustine | State list | 100.00% | 20.6 |
| Keystone Heights High School | Keystone Heights | State list | 100.00% | 27.2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Approved list: FL Board of Nursing CNA Training Programs, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Jacksonville, FL, read October 8, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near Jacksonville
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Clyde E Lassen State Veterans Nursing Home
34 Duval County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 55 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
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