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CNA program at Highland Community College

Freeport, IL · Public 2-year · (815) 235-6121 · School website

On Illinois's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) On the SIU-C Illinois Nurse Aide Testing: State approved CNA training programs (as of 2026-04-17) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
118
Typical pay for nursing assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Illinois
$45,960

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

Highland Community College awarded 118 CNA credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 11 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (under 12 weeks)51.3902 Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide118Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)51.3902 Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide0Not reportedNot reported

On Illinois'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
Nursess Aide (429)Industry-Recognized Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.3902$4+ $7 books8 weeks, 40 hours a weekSuppressed71.4%$11,0279

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).

DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.

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