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CNA Classes in the Harrisburg area
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area · facility staff programs: 3
Programs
5
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$43,940
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Harrisburg area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 on the state list only; plus 3 nursing facility programs for their own hires, listed apart
- Distance from Harrisburg
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 10.7 miles
- Run by a nursing home
- 3 of the 8 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Exam and licence fees
- Written (or oral) exam and skills evaluation, first attempt $135; Skills evaluation retest $85; Written (or oral) exam retest $50 (read October 10, 2026)
- Pay here
- $43,940 median for nursing assistants ($21.12 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,610 to $46,540; 4,490 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $44,590 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Harrisburg first
| Program | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Area Community College(717) 221-1377 | Harrisburg | State list | 3.6 |
| Cumberland Perry Area CTC - (S) | Mechanicsburg | State list | 5.5 |
| Dauphin County Technical School (A)(717) 652-3170 | Harrisburg | State list | 6.1 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | State list | 8.3 |
| TLC Institute(717) 671-7110 | Harrisburg | State list | 10.7 |
3 nursing-facility programs for the facility's own hires (not open enrolment)
- Homeland Center, Harrisburg
- Camp Hill Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center, Camp Hill
- Premier at Perry Village Nursing and Rehabilitation, New Bloomfield
- Approved list: PDE Approved NATCEP by County, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: Credentia, Pennsylvania NNAAP Handbook: Exam Fees, read October 10, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near Harrisburg
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Homeland Center · Camp Hill Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr · Premier at Perry Village for Nursing and Rehab,
8 Dauphin County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 49 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
Other Pennsylvania metro areas
- Philadelphia area27 programs
- Pittsburgh area10 programs
- Allentown area3 programs
- Reading area3 programs
- Scranton area3 programs