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CNA Classes in the Waco area
Waco, TX metro area
Programs
13
12 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$37,290
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Waco area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 13 programs: 13 on the state list only
- Distance from Waco
- 12 within 10 miles; nearest 3.1 miles, farthest 11.0 miles
- Run by a nursing home
- 1 of the 13 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Pay here
- $37,290 median for nursing assistants ($17.93 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,310 to $46,540; 1,480 employed in the metro area; Texas median $37,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Waco first
| Program | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLennan Comm. College Cont. Ed.(254) 299-8150 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| McLennan Community College/Axtell High School(254) 299-8150 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| McLennan Community College/Chilton High School(254) 299-8150 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| McLennan Community College/Connally High School1(254) 299-8150 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| McLennan Community College/LaVega High School(254) 299-8150 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| McLennan Community College/McGregor High School(254) 299-8150 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| McLennan Community College/Moody High School(254) 299-8888 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| McLennan Community College/Valley Mills High School(254) 299-8150 | Waco | State list | 3.1 |
| Greater Waco Advanced Health Care Academy(254) 399-6654 | Waco | State list | 3.3 |
| Inspire Healthcare Training(254) 910-5806 | Waco | State list | 3.3 |
| The Atrium of BellmeadNursing home | Bellmead | State list | 6.8 |
| Royal Manor East Nurse Aide Training Program(254) 537-9200 | Hewitt | State list | 9.5 |
| Southern Careers Institute - Waco(254) 265-9700 | Waco | State list | 11.0 |
- Approved list: HHSC Approved NATCEP Providers, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Waco, TX, read October 8, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near Waco
Run by a nursing home on this list (CMS records on NursingHomeClear, our sister site): The Atrium of Bellmead
18 Mc Lennan 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
- Brownsville area11 programs
- Abilene area10 programs