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Free CNA training in Maryland
The Maryland Board of Nursing Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs (CNA-I) (as of 2026-08-30) does not mark facility programs; 34 of its 166 sponsors match a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home.
Programs on the list
166
Maryland Board of Nursing Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs (CNA-I)
Nursing-home sponsors
34
matched to CMS
Maryland at a glance
- Approved list
- Maryland Board of Nursing Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs (CNA-I), as of 2026-08-30
- Programs listed
- 166
- Facility programs
- Not marked on the Maryland list
- Sponsors matched to a certified nursing home
- 34; 34 rated by CMS, averaging 3.2 stars
- Those homes' aide staffing
- middle 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day across 34 homes; middle nursing staff turnover 43% (CMS)
- CNA programs on the WIOA list
- 32 on Maryland's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle listed cost $1,652 (32 list one); middle 73.7% of exiters employed in the second quarter (25 report it)
- Nursing assistant pay
- $43,240 median in Maryland, against $42,260 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- CNA lists by metro area
- Baltimore 72 · Hagerstown 7 · Salisbury 6 · Lexington Park 3
- Approved list: Maryland Board of Nursing Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs (CNA-I), read October 10, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Maryland, read October 8, 2026.
Who cannot charge you for training, and the 12 month refund rule
Nursing home sponsors in Maryland: ask before you plan on a class
- Approved list: Maryland Board of Nursing Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs (CNA-I), read October 10, 2026.
- Nursing home record: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Maryland nursing homes on NursingHomeClear: inspections, staffing and staff pay, from CMS files