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CNA classes in Iowa

Iowa has 7 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Iowa, expect to start around $35,620–$37,360 and reach a median of $39,350 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,650 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Iowa). Graduates of these Iowa programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,985 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What nursing assistants earn in Iowa

$35,620starting (10th percentile)
$37,360early career (25th)
$39,350median, all experience
$45,650experienced (75th)
$47,980top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 22,670 employed in Iowa. National median: $42,260.

Campuses in Iowa, ranked by what their graduates earned

7campuses in Iowa
1,007credentials awarded / yr
$38,985median earnings, yr 1 (Iowa)
$22,196median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Council BluffsCrestonDavenportFort DodgeMason CitySioux CityWest Burlington

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport Public 146 $44,204 $14,236 45% not reported
North Iowa Area Community College Mason City Public 107 $42,449 not reported 61% not reported
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge Public 137 $35,521 $12,986 42% not reported
Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City Public 363 $34,298 $8,931 50% not reported
Southeastern Community College West Burlington Public 185 not reported $11,324 44% not reported
Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs Public 35 not reported $12,229 40% not reported
Southwestern Community College Creston Public 34 not reported $9,500 59% 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.

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