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CNA Classes in the Abilene area
Abilene, TX metro area
Programs
10
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$37,460
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Abilene area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 on the state list only
- Distance from Abilene
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 12.8 miles
- Run by a nursing home
- 4 of the 10 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Pay here
- $37,460 median for nursing assistants ($18.01 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,870 to $43,050; 800 employed in the metro area; Texas median $37,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Abilene first
| Program | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrick Medical Center(325) 670-5312 | Abilene | State list | 1.5 |
| Windcrest Health and RehabilitationNursing home | Abilene | State list | 1.5 |
| Wylie High School Nurse Aide Program(325) 690-1181 | Abilene | State list | 1.5 |
| Wisteria Place Nursing & RehabilitationNursing home | Abilene | State list | 5.6 |
| Northern Oaks Living and RehabilitationNursing home | Abilene | State list | 5.7 |
| PACE/Jim Ned CISD(325) 554-7755 | Tuscola | State list | 9.4 |
| Bright Stars of the FutureNursing home | Abilene | State list | 10.4 |
| Cisco College(325) 794-4400 | Abilene | State list | 10.4 |
| Avir at Sweetwater(325) 236-6653 | Sweetwater | State list | 12.8 |
| PACE/Merkel High School(325) 928-4667 | Merkel | State list | 12.8 |
- Approved list: HHSC Approved NATCEP Providers, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Abilene, TX, read October 8, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near Abilene
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): Windcrest Health & Rehabilitation · Wisteria Place · Northern Oaks Living & Rehabilitation Center · Avir at Abilene
12 Taylor County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 166 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
Other Texas metro areas
- Dallas area139 programs
- Houston area100 programs
- San Antonio area38 programs
- Austin area35 programs
- McAllen area25 programs
- Beaumont area18 programs
- Waco area13 programs
- Brownsville area11 programs