CNA Classes in the Seattle area

CNA Classes in the Seattle area at a glance

Open to the public

59 programs: 12 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 47 on the state list only

Distance from Seattle

11 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 41.0 miles

Length on the WIOA list

17 listed programs give weeks: 1 to 22 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

354 CNA awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

18 of 59 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 77% of exiters employed in the second quarter (11 report it); middle completion 88% (11 report it)

Run by a nursing home

5 of the 59 programs are sponsored by a Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home (CMS record matched): who may not charge you

Pay here

$51,990 median for nursing assistants ($25.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,060 to $67,280; 16,530 employed in the metro area; Washington median $49,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

CNA programs, nearest to Seattle first

• College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
• Approved list: WABON Approved Nursing Assistant Training Programs, read October 11, 2026.
• WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
• Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.
• Nursing home match: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Nursing homes near Seattle

47 King 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

• Bremerton area22 programs
• Spokane area11 programs
• Olympia area9 programs
• Kennewick area6 programs
• Bellingham area6 programs
• Wenatchee area5 programs
• Mount Vernon area4 programs
• Yakima area4 programs