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CNA classes in Ohio
Ohio has 32 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Ohio, expect to start around $35,060–$37,300 and reach a median of $39,010 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,590 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $34,978 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 63,280 employed in Ohio. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ArchboldBethelBrecksvilleCantonChillicotheCincinnatiColumbusConcord TwpDaytonElyriaEnglewoodKirtlandLebanonLimaMansfieldMariettaMarionMilanMonroeMount VernonNewarkOberlinPiketonRio GrandeSanduskyShelbySmithvilleVan WertZanesville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Public college | 137 | $42,359 | $12,839 | not reported | not reported |
| Miami Valley Career Technology Center | Englewood | Public technical college | 38 | $40,078 | $13,914 | not reported | not reported |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville | Public technical college | 41 | $39,567 | $7,350 | 70% | $33,356 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark | Public college | 77 | $38,784 | $8,982 | not reported | not reported |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville | Public technical college | 9 | $38,026 | $12,964 | 81% | $32,003 |
| Auburn Career Center | Concord Twp | Public technical college | 15 | $37,535 | not reported | 69% | $12,714 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center | Marion | Public technical college | 9 | $36,865 | $9,500 | 71% | $32,737 |
| EHOVE Career Center | Milan | Public technical college | 66 | $36,147 | $9,500 | 96% | not reported |
| Knox County Career Center | Mount Vernon | Public technical college | 11 | $35,728 | $14,633 | 100% | not reported |
| Sandusky Career Center | Sandusky | Public technical college | 22 | $34,978 | $12,772 | 100% | not reported |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District | Chillicothe | Public technical college | 58 | $34,748 | $9,500 | 100% | not reported |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima | Public technical college | 200 | $33,437 | $13,750 | 59% | not reported |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Lima | Public college | 151 | $32,897 | $15,706 | not reported | not reported |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | Rio Grande | Public technical college | 5 | $32,115 | $8,981 | 90% | $23,041 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | Canton | Public technical college | 30 | $30,656 | $9,500 | 83% | $30,044 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education | Zanesville | Public community college | 69 | $30,300 | $9,261 | 72% | not reported |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public college | 214 | $20,566 | $5,868 | not reported | not reported |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | Public community college | 375 | not reported | $3,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County | Newark | Public technical college | 103 | not reported | not reported | 79% | not reported |
| Four County Career Center | Archbold | Public technical college | 102 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Vantage Career Center | Van Wert | Public technical college | 95 | not reported | not reported | 92% | not reported |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe | Public technical college | 79 | not reported | $9,500 | 76% | not reported |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria | Public college | 66 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Warren County Career Center | Lebanon | Public technical college | 52 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $27,799 |
| Madison Adult Career Center | Mansfield | Public technical college | 32 | not reported | not reported | 85% | $19,858 |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | Bethel | Public technical college | 28 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Pioneer Career and Technology Center | Shelby | Public technical college | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | Marietta | Public technical college | 22 | not reported | not reported | 79% | not reported |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District | Oberlin | Public technical college | 15 | not reported | not reported | 90% | $15,196 |
| North Central State College | Mansfield | Public college | 2 | not reported | $7,310 | not reported | not reported |
| Pike County Joint Vocational School District | Piketon | Public technical college | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 24% | 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.