CNA classes in Greensboro, North Carolina
The Greensboro metro has 17 state-approved CNA programs, from $199 to $975, taking about 4 to 12 weeks. Once you’re certified, you can start earning a median of $18.39/hr at one of the Greensboro-area employers mapped on this page: hospitals, nursing homes, home-health agencies, hospices, and assisted-living communities.
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- Data verified July 12 2026
CNA programs in the Greensboro area
Your largest public option in Greensboro is Guilford Technical Community College, whose Nurse Aide I classes run mostly at the Jamestown campus just southwest of the city. If a community college closer to home suits you better, you can train through Forsyth Tech in Kernersville, Randolph in Asheboro, or Davidson-Davie toward Thomasville. And if you want a shorter route, a row of private CNA academies sits along Pomona Drive in Greensboro, including Mercy Training Institute. All 17 programs below are state-approved, spanning Greensboro plus nearby High Point, Thomasville, Jamestown and Archdale. 8 of them publish tuition, from $199 to $975: the least expensive is Davidson-Davie Community College at $199, the highest A.I.M. Medical Training College at $975. The other 9 list cost by request. Every published price is tuition, so budget for the exam (about $140), a background check, and scrubs unless they’re bundled. If price decides it, start from the cheapest and check start dates; if you need evenings or weekends, 0 programs run evening classes and 0 offer weekends.
| Program | City | Format | Length | Total Cost | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.I.M. Medical Training College | Greensboro | In-person | Contact school | $975 | ||
| Arise Health Training Institute | High Point | Hybrid | 6 wk | $900 | ||
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Hybrid | Contact school | $199 | ||
| Guilford Technical Community College – Jamestown | Jamestown | In-person | Contact school | $287 | ||
| Randolph Community College – Archdale Center | Archdale | In-person | Contact school | $218 | ||
| Randolph Community College – Asheboro Campus | Asheboro | In-person | Contact school | $218 | ||
| Rockingham Community College | Reidsville | N/A | Contact school | $218 | ||
| Triad Medical Academy | Greensboro | In-person | Contact school | $875 | ||
| Advanced Medical NC Training College | Greensboro | N/A | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| CNA Training Academy | Greensboro | N/A | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Forsyth Technical Community College – Grady | Kernersville | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Guilford Technical Community College – | Greensboro | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Guilford Technical Community College – High Point | High Point | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Mercy Training Institute, Inc. | Greensboro | N/A | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Monolia's Training Academy, Inc. | Greensboro | N/A | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Mount Eagle College | Greensboro | N/A | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Priority Nursing Academy | Greensboro | N/A | Contact school | Contact school |
Cheapest CNA classes in Greensboro
The cheapest CNA class in the Greensboro area is Davidson-Davie Community College at $199, followed by Randolph Community College at $218 and Rockingham Community College at $218. The catch with those seats is what the price includes: at Davidson-Davie Community College and the options near it, that rate is usually tuition only, so confirm whether the state exam, background check, and scrubs are extra before you choose on price alone.
| Program | City | Length | Total Cost | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Contact school | $199 | ||
| Randolph Community College – Archdale Center | Archdale | Contact school | $218 | ||
| Rockingham Community College | Reidsville | Contact school | $218 | ||
| Guilford Technical Community College – Jamestown | Jamestown | Contact school | $287 | ||
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| Triad Medical Academy | Greensboro | Contact school | $875 | ||
| Arise Health Training Institute | High Point | 6 wk | $900 | ||
| A.I.M. Medical Training College | Greensboro | Contact school | $975 | ||
Is the cheapest class the best value?
Not always. The $199 sticker is really about $339 once you add the roughly $140 exam, plus a background check and scrubs, and the cheapest programs rarely bundle any of that. And a faster program like Arise Health Training Institute (6 weeks, $900) that costs more but finishes in weeks rather than months can be the better deal if getting to work quickly matters more than saving on tuition.
Ways to pay
Get reimbursed after you’re hired. You may qualify for pro-rata reimbursement of eligible training costs if a Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing home hires you within 12 months of paying for your own training (federal rule 42 CFR 483.152). Ask the facility how it handles reimbursement.
Local help paying for class. The NCWorks Career Centers serving Guilford County can help cover training costs through WIOA if you qualify; ask whether your chosen program is on the WIOA-eligible training list before you enroll.
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Where CNAs work in Greensboro
If you want hospital work in Greensboro, most of your applications will go to Cone Health: you can stay in the city at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital or Wesley Long Hospital, or head north to Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville. In High Point, your main option is Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center, and if you are out toward Winston-Salem, Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center is closer. If long-term care fits you better, large retirement communities like Well-Spring and Pennybyrn at Maryfield hire CNAs too. The 50 Greensboro-area employers below span 10 hospitals and health systems, 10 skilled nursing and rehab centers, 11 home-health agencies, 8 hospice providers, 11 assisted-living communities. Hospitals cluster in Greensboro itself, while the list also reaches High Point, Kernersville and Asheboro. Each listing links to that employer’s careers page.
Hospitals (10)
Nursing homes & skilled nursing (10)
Home health agencies (11)
Hospice care (8)
Assisted living (11)
These employers hire CNAs across the Greensboro metro. Get matched to a program near where you want to work.
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What CNAs earn in Greensboro
Depending on your setting and experience, expect somewhere between $14.23 and $22.08 an hour (the 10th to 90th percentile across the Greensboro metro).
At $18.39/hr, Greensboro sits right around the North Carolina statewide median of $18.49.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Greensboro-High Point NC metro area (OEWS area 24660)
What moves you up the range
Your pay depends more on setting, shift, and experience than on the city itself. The 50 Greensboro-area employers below span hospitals, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice (Cone Health Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and Cone Health Wesley Long Hospital), and each sets its own rates and schedules, so compare a few listings on this page against the median above before you take the first offer.
Where you’ll take the CNA exam near Greensboro
North Carolina’s nurse aide competency exam is run by Credentia. Finish a state-approved program first, then register and schedule the written and skills test through Credentia’s CNA365 platform. The exam runs about $140. You get 24 months and up to 3 attempts after finishing training. Passing lists you on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry.
Greensboro-area test sites
You’ll most likely test at one of these approved test sites, which regularly host nurse aide competency testing (sites verified July 12, 2026). North Carolina’s live test-site list and open dates live inside Credentia’s CNA365 system; confirm the current site and seats there.
Greensboro CNA questions
How we verify this page
We build this page from the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry and approved-training guide (which programs are state-approved), each program’s own published materials (cost, hours, and schedule), Credentia (the state exam), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (pay). Tuition and fees change and aren’t guaranteed here, so confirm the current cost directly with the school before you enroll.
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