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CNA Classes in the Olympia area
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area
Programs
9
7 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$48,060
nursing assistants, BLS May 2025
CNA Classes in the Olympia area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 on the state list only
- Distance from Olympia
- 7 within 10 miles; nearest 2.0 miles, farthest 17.2 miles
- Run by a nursing home
- 4 of the 9 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you
- Pay here
- $48,060 median for nursing assistants ($23.11 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,510 to $57,450; 1,040 employed in the metro area; Washington median $49,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CNA programs, nearest to Olympia first
| Program | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| EmpRes at Buena VistaNursing home | Colville | State list | 2.0 |
| New Market Vocational Skills Center(360) 570-4434 | Tumwater | State list | 2.0 |
| Puget Skilled Nursing(618) 792-8877 | Olympia | State list | 8.1 |
| South Puget Sound Community College(360) 596-5200 | Olympia | State list | 8.1 |
| Pennant at Olympia Transitional HealthcareNursing home | Olympia | State list | 8.3 |
| ProCare Academy of Washington - Olympia(888) 960-2553 | Olympia | State list | 8.3 |
| Woodard Creek NAC ProgramNursing home | Olympia | State list | 8.3 |
| Centralia College(360) 623-8963 | Centralia | State list | 17.2 |
| Three Rivers CareNursing home | Centralia | State list | 17.2 |
- Approved list: WABON Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs, read October 11, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, read October 8, 2026.
- Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.
Nursing homes near Olympia
7 Thurston County nursing homes (inspections, staffing, fines)
Paying for training
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 83 of them CNA.
- Free CNA training and the federal rule
- Workforce Pell
Other Washington metro areas
- Seattle area59 programs
- Bremerton area22 programs
- Spokane area11 programs
- Kennewick area6 programs
- Bellingham area6 programs
- Wenatchee area5 programs
- Mount Vernon area4 programs
- Yakima area4 programs