CNA Classes in the Reading area

Reading, PA metro area · facility staff programs: 3

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$45,530

nursing assistants, BLS May 2025

CNA Classes in the Reading area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 on the state list only; plus 3 nursing facility programs for their own hires, listed apart
Distance from Reading: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.7 miles, farthest 3.8 miles
Run by a nursing home: 2 of the 6 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: $45,530 median for nursing assistants ($21.89 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,560 to $51,680; 1,830 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $44,590 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Miles
Reading Area CC(610) 375-8180	Reading	State list	1.7
The Care Team	Laureldale	State list	1.7
Berks Career & Tech. Center (S)(610) 374-4073	Leesport	State list	3.8

3 nursing-facility programs for the facility's own hires (not open enrolment)

Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Spruce Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center · Berks Heim Nursing & Rehabilitation

15 Berks County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)

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
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