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CNA Classes in the St. Louis area
St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)
Programs
21
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$39,110
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$700
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
CNA Classes in the St. Louis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 21 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 16 on the state list only
- Distance from St. Louis
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 2.1 miles, farthest 37.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 21 list one: $700 to $15,095 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 3 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 16 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 566 CNA awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 21 on Illinois's or Missouri's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 91% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it)
- Run by a nursing home
- 2 of the 21 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Pay here
- $39,110 median for nursing assistants ($18.81 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,300 to $46,890; 14,620 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $37,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to St. Louis first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern IL Coll. - E. St. Louis C C Ctr | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 2.1 | |
| Southwestern Illinois Coll. - Granite City Campus(618) 641-5906 | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 2.1 | |
| Southwestern Illinois Coll. - Red Bud Campus(618) 222-5906 | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 2.1 | |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 255 | 2.5 |
| Midwest Career Vocational School-Memorial Hospital(618) 213-6539 | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 6.1 | |
| Midwest Career SourceWIOA list(618) 213-6539 | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 9.3 | |
| Midwest Career Source-Granite City(618) 213-6539 | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 9.3 | |
| Midwest Career Source-Hybrid(618) 213-6539 | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 9.3 | |
| Midwest Career Source-O'Fallon(618) 213-6539 | Belleville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 9.3 | |
| Collinsville H.S./Collinsville Area Voc. Center(618) 346-6320 | Collinsville, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 11.2 | |
| Clinton Manor Living Center-HybridNursing home | New Baden, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 11.3 | |
| East St. Louis School District #189 | East St. Louis, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 13.3 | |
| Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud, IL | Certificate | $700 | 3 months | 2 | 17.4 |
| Central Community High School #71 | Breese, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 20.4 | |
| Mater Dei High School(618) 980-1875 | Breese, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 20.4 | |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St LouisWIOA list | Saint Louis, MO | Certificate | $15,095 | 9 months | 8 | 21.3 |
| Beck School of Practical Nursing at CCSI | Red Bud, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 23.7 | |
| Career Center of Southern IL - Waterloo | Red Bud, IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 23.7 | |
| Carlyle Healthcare & Senior Living-HybridNursing home | 501 Clinton St., IL | State list | Not reported | Not reported | 31.3 | |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list | Godfrey, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 79 | 33.1 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 222 | 37.6 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Approved list: SIU-C Illinois Nurse Aide Testing: State approved 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, St. Louis, MO-IL, read October 8, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near St. Louis
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Clinton Manor Living Center · Carlyle Healthcare & Sr Living
69 St. Louis County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 70 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell