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CNA Classes in the Grand Rapids area

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$38,340

nursing assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,355

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

CNA Classes in the Grand Rapids area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Grand Rapids: none within 10 miles; nearest 12.8 miles, farthest 29.7 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $1,355 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 2 each weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 45 CNA awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $38,340 median for nursing assistants ($18.43 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,530 to $45,230; 5,870 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $39,570 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Ross College-Grand Rapids NorthWIOA list	Grand Rapids	Certificate	$1,355	1 month	39	12.8
Montcalm Community CollegeWIOA list	Sidney	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	27.5
Michigan Career and Technical Institute	Plainwell	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	6	29.7

27 Kent County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)

WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 115 of them CNA.
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