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CNA Classes in New Mexico
New Mexico has 15 CNA programs in our files: 15 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
By metro area
- Albuquerque area3 programs · median pay $39,950
Every CNA program in New Mexico
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | Certificate | 0 |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | Certificate | 164 |
| Clovis Community College | Clovis | Certificate | 7 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College | Ruidoso | Certificate | 26 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | Roswell | Certificate | 16 |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | Alamogordo | Certificate | 1 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | Las Cruces | Certificate | 1 |
| New Mexico State University-GrantsWIOA list | Grants | Certificate | 13 |
| San Juan CollegeWIOA list | Farmington | Certificate | 110 |
| Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe | Certificate | 25 |
| Southeast New Mexico College | Carlsbad | Certificate | 0 |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Gallup | Certificate | 20 |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | Los Alamos | Certificate | 0 |
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus | Ranchos de Taos | Certificate | 10 |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | Los Lunas | Certificate | 25 |
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 Mexico
- WIOA in New Mexico: 723 programs from 60 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
No Workforce Pell list loaded for New Mexico yet. What Workforce Pell covers.