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CNA Classes in New Jersey
New Jersey has 10 CNA programs in our files: 10 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Every CNA program in New Jersey
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Best Care College | East Orange | Certificate | $1,087 | 2 months | 70 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Eastwick College-Nutley | Nutley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Healthcare Training Institute | Union | Certificate | $16,900 | 12 months | 16 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | Certificate | $15,284 | 7 months | 28 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | Certificate | $15,324 | 7 months | 66 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusWIOA list | Paramus | Certificate | $15,284 | 7 months | 77 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Rules that apply
A state-approved nurse aide training program must include at least 75 clock hours of training, with at least 16 hours of supervised practical training. (42 CFR 483.152(a))
A nursing home that employs you, or has offered you a job, when your training starts cannot charge you for state-approved nurse aide training or its textbooks. If you pay and are hired by a nursing home within 12 months, your state must provide for paying part of it back. (42 CFR 483.152(c))
Paying for training in New Jersey
- WIOA in New Jersey: 569 programs from 116 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 31 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
No Workforce Pell list loaded for New Jersey yet. What Workforce Pell covers.