The role of Nursing Assistants is to provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $39,610 and $19 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Nursing Assistants career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,351,760 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Nursing Assistants is $11,132. The average length of the programs is 580 hours and the average completion time is 8.71 months.


Vocational Programs to Prepare Nursing Assistants Career

Schools offering voational programs for Nursing Assistants

The following 672 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Nursing Assistants. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

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Public, 2-4 year Selma, AL

George C Wallace State Community College-Selma

Tuition & Fees : $8,490 ($4,680 in-state)

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Private, 4-year Birmingham, AL

Herzing University-Birmingham

Tuition & Fees : $13,420

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Public, 2-4 year Huntsville, AL

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

Tuition & Fees : $8,940 ($5,130 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Birmingham, AL

Lawson State Community College

Tuition & Fees : $8,790 ($4,980 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Tuscaloosa, AL

Shelton State Community College

Tuition & Fees : $8,877 ($5,067 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Boaz, AL

Snead State Community College

Tuition & Fees : $9,536 ($5,472 in-state)

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Public, 4-year Fairbanks, AK

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tuition & Fees : $22,752 ($8,640 in-state)

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Public, 4-year Juneau, AK

University of Alaska Southeast

Tuition & Fees : $21,096 ($6,960 in-state)

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Private, 4-year Phoenix, AZ

Brookline College-Phoenix

Tuition & Fees : $89,404

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Public, 2-4 year Yuma, AZ

Arizona Western College

Tuition & Fees : $9,830 ($3,020 in-state)