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CNA classes in Kansas
Kansas has 24 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Kansas, expect to start around $32,180–$36,210 and reach a median of $38,010 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,170 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kansas). Graduates of these Kansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,237 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in Kansas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 24,610 employed in Kansas. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Arkansas CityBeloitChanuteCoffeyvilleColbyConcordiaDodge CityEl DoradoEmporiaFort ScottGarden CityGreat BendHighlandHutchinsonIndependenceIolaKansas CityLiberalManhattanOverland ParkPrattSalinaTopekaWichita
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public community college | 191 | $39,402 | $9,125 | 42% | not reported |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka | Public technical college | 126 | $39,127 | $9,750 | 68% | not reported |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | Public community college | 457 | $35,661 | $8,000 | 31% | not reported |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita | Public technical college | 329 | $35,237 | $9,500 | 43% | not reported |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | Public technical college | 54 | $34,506 | $9,500 | 68% | not reported |
| North Central Kansas Technical College | Beloit | Public technical college | 111 | $34,407 | not reported | 78% | not reported |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | Public community college | 228 | $31,954 | $8,750 | 54% | not reported |
| Highland Community College | Highland | Public community college | 224 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | Public community college | 206 | not reported | $8,972 | 34% | not reported |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | Public community college | 172 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | Public community college | 149 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | Public community college | 146 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | Public technical college | 118 | not reported | $7,500 | 68% | not reported |
| Cowley County Community College | Arkansas City | Public community college | 116 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Barton County Community College | Great Bend | Public community college | 109 | not reported | $9,969 | 33% | not reported |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | Public community college | 107 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | Public community college | 99 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Pratt Community College | Pratt | Public community college | 72 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | Public community college | 69 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | Public technical college | 66 | not reported | $9,500 | 74% | not reported |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | Public community college | 55 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Independence Community College | Independence | Public community college | 53 | not reported | not reported | 26% | not reported |
| Allen County Community College | Iola | Public community college | 47 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Colby Community College | Colby | Public community college | 40 | not reported | not reported | 55% | 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.