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CNA classes in Arizona
Arizona has 16 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Arizona, expect to start around $37,100–$38,320 and reach a median of $44,780 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,630 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,047 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in Arizona
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 20,320 employed in Arizona. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: FlagstaffGlendaleMesaPhoenixPrescottScottsdaleSierra VistaSomertonTempeThatcherTucsonYuma
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GateWay Community College | Phoenix | Public college | 257 | $48,207 | $4,500 | not reported | not reported |
| East Valley Institute of Technology | Mesa | Public technical college | 23 | $45,387 | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-East Valley | Mesa | for-profit career college | 146 | $25,047 | $8,894 | 76% | $25,654 |
| Brookline College-Tucson | Tucson | for-profit career college | 17 | $22,132 | $9,491 | not reported | $28,723 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix | Phoenix | for-profit college | 16 | $22,132 | $9,491 | not reported | $33,570 |
| Brookline College-Tempe | Tempe | for-profit college | 4 | $22,132 | $9,491 | 40% | $26,076 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public community college | 286 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public college | 212 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Coconino Community College | Flagstaff | Public community college | 95 | not reported | $10,500 | 24% | not reported |
| Yavapai College | Prescott | Public college | 74 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Regional Center for Border Health | Somerton | non-profit career school | 62 | not reported | not reported | 87% | not reported |
| Cochise County Community College District | Sierra Vista | Public community college | 52 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public community college | 32 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public college | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | Public community college | 8 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.