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CNA Classes in the Baltimore area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area
Programs
72
28 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$42,770
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Baltimore area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 72 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 71 on the state list only
- Distance from Baltimore
- 28 within 10 miles; nearest 1.3 miles, farthest 38.0 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 23 weeks full time
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 72 on Maryland's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 74% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 97% (5 report it)
- Run by a nursing home
- 15 of the 72 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Pay here
- $42,770 median for nursing assistants ($20.56 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,180 to $47,940; 13,580 employed in the metro area; Maryland median $43,240 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Baltimore first
| Program | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy | Baltimore | State list | 1.3 |
| Caroline Center | Baltimore | State list | 1.6 |
| Top Knowledge Healthcare Institute | Baltimore | State list | 1.6 |
| Coppin State University | Baltimore | State list | 3.1 |
| Edmondson-Westside High School | Baltimore | State list | 3.3 |
| FutureCare Irvington | Baltimore | State list | 3.3 |
| Future Care HomewoodNursing home | Baltimore | State list | 3.7 |
| Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School | Baltimore | State list | 3.7 |
| REACH! Partnership School #341 | Baltimore | State list | 3.7 |
| Genesis HealthCare - Hammonds Lane CenterNursing home | Brooklyn Park | State list | 3.8 |
| St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterNursing home | Baltimore | State list | 3.9 |
| Patterson High School | Baltimore | State list | 4.7 |
| American Red Cross | Baltimore | State list | 5.3 |
| Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | State list | 5.3 |
| Maryland Center For Adult Training | Baltimore | State list | 5.3 |
| The Soul of Medicine Training Center | Baltimore | State list | 6.0 |
| Health Focus Inc.WIOA list | Baltimore | State list | 6.3 |
| Spring Grove Hospital Center | Catonsville | State list | 6.4 |
| Community College of Baltimore County - Dundalk | Baltimore | State list | 7.2 |
| Sollers Point Technical High School | Dundalk | State list | 7.2 |
| Community College of Baltimore County - Essex | Baltimore | State list | 8.3 |
| Fomen Nursing Assistant Training Academy - Glen BurnieWIOA list | Glen Burnie | State list | 8.3 |
| Genesis HealthCare - Franklin Woods CenterNursing home | Baltimore | State list | 8.3 |
| American Health Career Institute | Baltimore | State list | 8.7 |
| New Destiny Health Career CenterWIOA list | Towson | State list | 8.7 |
| Stein Academy | Windsor Mill | State list | 8.7 |
| Gandhi Health Care LLCWIOA list | Pikesville | State list | 8.8 |
| Vision Allied Health InstituteWIOA list | Towson | State list | 9.5 |
| Baltimore Academy of Nursing Assistants | Essex | State list | 10.3 |
| Certified Home Nursing Solutions, LLC | Nottingham | State list | 10.8 |
| A Watchful Eye | Timonium | State list | 10.9 |
| Stella MarisNursing home | Timonium | State list | 10.9 |
| Center of Applied Technology North | Severn | State list | 11.4 |
| Community College of Baltimore County - Randallstown | Randallstown | State list | 11.8 |
| Randallstown High School (formerly Millford Mill Academy) | Randallstown | State list | 11.8 |
| Beacon Institute | Columbia | State list | 13.3 |
| Howard Community College | Columbia | State list | 14.3 |
| Howard Community College (In partnership with the Howard County Public School System) | Columbia | State list | 14.3 |
| ELH Nursing Solutions, LLCWIOA list | Hunt Valley | State list | 14.4 |
| FutureCare Cherrywood | Reisterstown | State list | 15.9 |
| Precise Academy | Reisterstown | State list | 15.9 |
| Anne Arundel Community CollegeWIOA list | Arnold | Certificate | 17.1 |
| FutureCare Chesapeake | Arnold | State list | 17.7 |
| Aspire School of Learning | Laurel | State list | 18.7 |
| Laurel High School | Laurel | State list | 18.7 |
| Crofton Care and Rehabilitation Center | Crofton | State list | 19.0 |
| Dema's Academy, LLC | Laurel | State list | 19.6 |
| Jireh Healthcare Institute | Burtonsville | State list | 20.2 |
| Paint Branch High School | Burtonsville | State list | 20.2 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center | Annapolis | State list | 20.6 |
| Health Beat Academy, LLC | Abingdon | State list | 22.6 |
| Sterling Care Bel AirNursing home | Bel Air | State list | 23.0 |
| University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health | Bel Air | State list | 23.0 |
| Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center | Silver Spring | State list | 23.6 |
| Care 'Xpert Academy, LLC | Silver Spring | State list | 23.6 |
| Genesis Healthcare - Fairland CenterNursing home | Silver Spring | State list | 23.6 |
| It Works Learning Center, Inc. | Annapolis | State list | 24.6 |
| Sterling Care Forest HillNursing home | Forest Hill | State list | 24.6 |
| Genesis HealthCare - Larkin Chase CenterNursing home | Bowie | State list | 24.9 |
| Sterling Care RiversideNursing home | Belcamp | State list | 25.0 |
| Center of Applied Technology South | Edgewater | State list | 25.4 |
| South River Healthcare CenterNursing home | Edgewater | State list | 25.4 |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air | State list | 25.6 |
| Harford Technical High School | Bel Air | State list | 25.6 |
| Carroll Community College | Westminster | State list | 26.5 |
| Carroll County Career & Technology Center | Westminster | State list | 26.5 |
| Westminster Healthcare CenterNursing home | Westminster | State list | 26.5 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Long ViewNursing home | Manchester | State list | 30.7 |
| Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center - Havre de GraceNursing home | Havre de Grace | State list | 32.4 |
| Complete Care at Corsica HillsNursing home | Centreville | State list | 35.2 |
| Queen Anne’s County High School | Centreville | State list | 35.2 |
| Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | State list | 38.0 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- 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, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, read October 8, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near Baltimore
27 Baltimore City County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in Maryland: 734 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 32 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
Other Maryland metro areas
- Hagerstown area7 programs
- Salisbury area6 programs
- Lexington Park area3 programs