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CNA program at Central Coast College

Salinas, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (831) 424-6767 · School website

On California's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) On the CDPH Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training Programs (as of 2026-09-30) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
$3,081
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$174
Listed cost
$3,255
LengthIPEDS
164 clock hours, 2 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
96
Typical pay for nursing assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Salinas, CA
$48,870

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Central Coast College awarded 96 CNA credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 7 we list. Its listed tuition of $3,081 compares with a California median wage of $47,630 for nursing assistants (BLS, May 2025).

On California's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Nursing AssistantCertified Nursing Assistant · In person · CIP 51.3902$2,507+ $748 books5 weeks, 32 hours a week100%91.1%$8,96580

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

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