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Paying for career training
Each option below has its own rule, and each page cites it. Where an option depends on an official list, we show the list and its date, or say that we have none yet.
- Pell GrantsCareer programs of 600+ clock hours and 15+ weeks (34 CFR 668.8)
- Workforce Pell8 to 14 week programs, 150 to 599 clock hours, since July 1, 2026
- WIOA training funds77,085 programs on state eligible training lists, U.S. DOL file
- Free CNA trainingNursing homes cannot charge aides they employ (42 CFR 483.152(c))
- Company-sponsored CDLCarrier-paid school, usually in exchange for driving for a set time
- Registered apprenticeship26,513 sponsors in the apprenticeship.gov file
- GI BillNon-degree programs for veterans (38 U.S.C. 3313(g))