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CNA Classes in the Minneapolis area

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,020

nursing assistants, BLS May 2025

CNA Classes in the Minneapolis area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Minneapolis: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.9 miles, farthest 20.5 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 8 listed programs give weeks: 30 each weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 877 CNA awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 8 of 8 on Minnesota's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 76% of exiters employed in the second quarter (8 report it); middle completion 92% (8 report it)
Pay here: $48,020 median for nursing assistants ($23.09 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,510 to $56,090; 14,590 employed in the metro area; Minnesota median $46,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeWIOA list	Minneapolis	Certificate	110	3.9
Saint Paul CollegeWIOA list	Saint Paul	Certificate	79	4.8
Normandale Community CollegeWIOA list	Bloomington	Certificate	26	10.8
Inver Hills Community CollegeWIOA list	Inver Grove Heights	Certificate	201	11.7
Century CollegeWIOA list	White Bear Lake	Certificate	196	12.4
Hennepin Technical CollegeWIOA list	Brooklyn Park	Certificate	24	13.3
Dakota County Technical CollegeWIOA list	Rosemount	Certificate	65	16.6
Anoka Technical CollegeWIOA list	Anoka	Certificate	176	20.5

WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 45 of them CNA.
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