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CNA Classes in New Jersey
Colleges and schools: 10
Programs
10
all sources
Median pay
$46,830
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $42,260
Middle program cost
$15,284
5 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
31
CNA programs, U.S. DOL file
CNA Classes in New Jersey: the figures
- Programs we list
- 10 in New Jersey: 10 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 2 public and 8 private; 273 CNA completions in 2023-24 at the 8 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $15,284 in New Jersey, from $1,087 to $16,900, across 5 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $46,830 a year for nursing assistants in New Jersey, against $42,260 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in New Jersey: 569 programs from 116 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 31 of them CNA.
- WIOA results
- 31 CNA programs on New Jersey's list; middle values: 88.9% of students who exited completed (4 programs report it); 80% were employed in the second quarter after exit (3); $5,872 median earnings in that quarter (3) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
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 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, New Jersey, read October 8, 2026.
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