CNA classes in Atlanta, Georgia
The Atlanta area has 101 state-approved CNA programs. Only 46 list a price, from $500 to $2,099. CNAs here earn a median $18.92/hr. Georgia’s HOPE Career Grant only covers technical-college programs, not the private ones.
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CNA programs in the Atlanta area
Atlanta Technical College’s Nurse Aide TCC runs one semester and 13 credit hours inside the college’s Allied Health Science department, and finishing it makes you eligible to sit the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program exam for the Georgia registry. It carries a state program code, CN21, which is how Georgia’s grant lists refer to it. The 46 programs below that post tuition run $500 to $2,099, and some are shorter. When you call, ask how long the program runs, when classes meet, and whether it carries a code the state’s grant lists recognize.
| Program | City | Format | Length | Total Cost | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Healthcare Services, INC | Snellville | Hybrid | Contact school | $1,350 | ||
| Angel Touch CNA School, LLC | Cartersville | In-person | Contact school | $899 | ||
| Aspire Health Institute | Riverdale | Online (theory) | 4 wk | $1,200 | ||
| Atlanta Career Institute | Norcross | In-person | Contact school | $1,300 | ||
| Btg Education LLC | Stockbridge | Hybrid | 8 wk | $1,800 | ||
| Care One Institute | Atlanta | Hybrid | 5 wk | $1,050 | ||
| Chattahoochee Tech College – Cartersville | Cartersville | Contact school | Contact school | $963 | ||
| Chattahoochee Tech College – Cita Campus | Marietta | Contact school | Contact school | $963 | ||
| Cmg Training Institute, INC | Newnan | In-person | 6 wk | $850 | ||
| CNU Medical Institute | Norcross | In-person | Contact school | $750 | ||
| Covenant CNA School | Marietta | In-person | 5 wk | $800 | ||
| Cumberland Medical Institute | Marietta | In-person | Contact school | $995 | ||
| Cumberland Medical LLC | Dallas | In-person | 4 wk | $995 | ||
| Dignity Nursing School INC | Dallas | Hybrid | 4 wk | $1,150 | ||
| Education & Career Resources of Ga | Lilburn | Hybrid | 4 wk | $1,000 | ||
| Faks Allied Health Education Ctr. | College Park | In-person | 5 wk | $850 | ||
| Gatewood Institute | Stone Mountain | Contact school | 6 wk | $975 | ||
| Georgia Highlands College | Cartersville | In-person | Contact school | $999 | ||
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College-Dekalb | Clarkston | In-person | Contact school | $1,372 | ||
| Gptc – Accelerated Newton-D | Covington | In-person | Contact school | $1,372 | ||
| Gptc – Fast Track Dekalb Campus | Clarkston | In-person | Contact school | $1,372 | ||
| Gwinnett Technical College – Fast Track | Lawrenceville | In-person | 8 wk | $1,032 | ||
| Health Tech Training Institute, LLC | Austell | In-person | 5 wk | $1,250 | ||
| Hero Institute | Austell | Hybrid | 3 wk | $1,348 | ||
| Hillendell Medical Training -Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | Hybrid | 4 wk | $1,145 | ||
| Hillendell Medical Training, LLC | Lawrenceville | Hybrid | 4 wk | $1,145 | ||
| Kennesaw State Univ. -Continuing Ed. Dept. | Kennesaw | In-person | Contact school | $2,099 | ||
| Ksu Community and Professional Education | Kennesaw | In-person | Contact school | $2,099 | ||
| Life Solutions for Health, LLC | Decatur | In-person | 4 wk | $1,000 | ||
| Mentee College | Lawrenceville | In-person | 6 wk | $1,743 | ||
| Metropolitan Career School | College Park | Contact school | 6 wk | $850 | ||
| Morgan Medical Center | Madison | In-person | 12 wk | $500 | ||
| New Hope Innovations Learning Centre | Marietta | In-person | Contact school | $995 | ||
| Nv Ent of Mcd & Training Academy LLC | Mcdonough | Hybrid | Contact school | $1,625 | ||
| Onpoint Institute for Nursing Aide Training | Atlanta | In-person | Contact school | $1,350 | ||
| Premier Medical Careers | Conyers | In-person | Contact school | $950 | ||
| Primrose Health Institute, LLC | Marietta | Hybrid | 4 wk | $950 | ||
| Sanzie Healthcare Services, INC. | Fayetteville | Hybrid | Contact school | $1,300 | ||
| The Training Center of Nw Georgia, INC | Cartersville | In-person | 4 wk | $895 | ||
| Triumphant Medical Institute | Covington | In-person | Contact school | $695 | ||
| University of West Georgia (Carrollton) | Carrollton | In-person | 11 wk | $1,265 | ||
| University of West Georgia (Newnan) | Newnan | In-person | Contact school | $1,265 | ||
| West Georgia Technical College-Waco | Waco | Contact school | Contact school | $2,075 | ||
| 1St Image Training Center LLC | Lilburn | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| 1St Treasure Chara Centers | Holly Springs | Contact school | Contact school | $1,150 | ||
| A.G. Rhodes Home: Atlanta | Atlanta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Aabacus Certified Nursing Assistant Program | Marietta | Hybrid | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Advanced Professional Nurses, INC. | Smyrna | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| All American Training Academy | College Park | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Allwell Healthcare Certification INC | Powder Springs | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Alpha Health Institute | Marietta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Arise Health Institute | Villa Rica | Hybrid | 6 wk | Contact school | ||
| Ashona Medical Institute | Conyers | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Atlanta CNA Training Center, LLC | Atlanta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Bess Health Careers Institute LLC | Marietta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| C & C Healthcare Services, INC | Marietta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Center for Progressive Training INC | Riverdale | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Chattahoochee Technical College – Paulding | Dallas | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Chattahoochee Technical College-Marietta | Marietta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Cherokee Medical Training Center | Canton | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Cobb Medical Institute, INC. | Mableton | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Cumming Health and Rehab | Cumming | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Dumonde Training Center, LLC | Roswell | Contact school | Contact school | $755 | ||
| Emerald Healthcare Services, INC | Snellville | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Faithful Guardian, LLC | Temple | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Favored Health Care Services | Buford | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Good Nursing and Medical Training, LLC | Norcross | Hybrid | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Gptc – Fast Track – Newton-D | Covington | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Health Plus Medical Institute, LLC | Douglasville | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Jas Links Medical Training Institute, INC | Duluth | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Lifesaving Hearts CPR, LLC | Buford | Hybrid | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Love Nursing and Medical Training | Sandy Springs | Contact school | Contact school | $1,600 | ||
| Lovelace Multicare Training Institute | Smyrna | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Mart-Impact Services – Innovative Careers HCT | Lawrenceville | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Medtech Training Academy | Locust Grove | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Metro Medical Training Center | Marietta | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Mullins Nurse Aide Academy, LLC | Forest Park | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| New Standard Learning Center, LLC | College Park | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Northpoint Technology Institute | Atlanta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Northside Hospital, INC. Natp | Atlanta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Nursing Care of Georgia Training Institute | Lilburn | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Pathways Healthcare Institute, LLC | Fayetteville | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Power in the Pews Ministry, INC | Decatur | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Progressive Medical Institute | Peachtree Corners | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Promise Health Medical Institute | Decatur | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Rosemont at Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Sctc – Flint River Fast Track Natp | Zebulon | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Sctc – Griffin Campus Continued Education | Griffin | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Sctc -Griffin Fast Track Natp (Griffin) | Griffin | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Sctc -Griffin Fast Track Natp (Jackson) | Jackson | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Sctc -Griffin Fast Track Natp (Mcdonough) | Mcdonough | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Shadow Nursing, LLC | Riverdale | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Stat Medical Training Center LLC | Marietta | Hybrid | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| The Sorce Consulting and Training, LLC | College Park | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Thryve.Today LLC | Marietta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| True Heart Training | Conyers | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Wellstar Health System – Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Trainee Program (Kennestone) | Marietta | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| West Georgai Tech Coll – Douglasville | Douglasville | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| West Georgia Tech Coll – Coweta Campus | Newnan | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| West Georgia Technical College – Carroll | Carrollton | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school |
Cheapest CNA classes in Atlanta
The cheapest class here is $500 at Morgan Medical Center, but it’s in Madison, not Atlanta, and you would be driving out there for every class and every clinical shift for weeks. The cheapest one in Atlanta itself is Care One Institute at $1,050. Ask both what the price includes before you compare them, because the cheaper the class, the more likely that price is tuition and nothing else.
| Program | City | Length | Total Cost | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Medical Center | Madison | 12 wk | $500 | ||
| Triumphant Medical Institute | Covington | Contact school | $695 | ||
| CNU Medical Institute | Norcross | Contact school | $750 | ||
| Dumonde Training Center, LLC | Roswell | Contact school | $755 | ||
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| Covenant CNA School | Marietta | 5 wk | $800 | ||
| Cmg Training Institute, INC | Newnan | 6 wk | $850 | ||
| Faks Allied Health Education Ctr. | College Park | 5 wk | $850 | ||
| Metropolitan Career School | College Park | 6 wk | $850 | ||
Is the cheapest class the best value?
Not always, and in Georgia the reason is money you might not be counting. Every class here is state-approved and the Nurse Aide Registry does not record where you trained, so paying less does not get you a lesser certificate. But Atlanta Technical College’s CN21 program qualifies for the HOPE Career Grant, which covers part of your tuition, and the small private programs at the bottom of this page generally do not, because that grant is built for technical-college programs. With the grant applied, the college class can cost you less than the $500 one.
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.
If you qualify for Georgia’s HOPE Grant, check whether your CNA program also carries the HOPE Career Grant designation. The Georgia Student Finance Commission’s FY2025 Programs of Study list names ‘CN21 Nurse Aide Health Science Certificate’ as an eligible healthcare credential, the exact program code Atlanta Technical College teaches. That listing means you can draw the Career Grant’s added per-credit-hour award on top of your standard HOPE Grant, so a qualifying program ends up cheaper than the sticker price suggests.
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Where CNAs work in Atlanta
Grady Health System can put you in two very different jobs without changing your badge. On the acute-care side downtown it runs a Certified Nursing Assistant/ Patient Safety Monitor track, where ADL care comes with continuous observation of the patients most at risk. On the skilled-nursing side it staffs Crestview Nursing Home, which is long-term care and a different rhythm entirely. Work out which one you want before you apply.
Hospitals (12)
Nursing homes & skilled nursing (12)
Home health agencies (9)
Hospice care (9)
Assisted living (13)
These employers hire CNAs across the Atlanta metro. Get matched to a program near where you want to work.
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What CNAs earn in Atlanta
Depending on your setting and experience, expect somewhere between $16.15 and $23.32 an hour (the 10th to 90th percentile across the Atlanta metro).
At $18.92/hr, Atlanta pays a little above the Georgia statewide median of $18.12.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area (OEWS area 12060)
What moves you up the range
Three things, in the order they usually pay off: shift, setting, and time on the job. Nights, weekends and holidays carry a differential almost everywhere, and picking up those shifts is the fastest raise available to a new aide. Hospitals and hospital-run skilled nursing generally start higher than freestanding nursing homes or agency home care, though the home-care schedule can be worth more than the hourly gap. Experience moves you less than either in the first year. Compare a few of the 55 Atlanta-area listings below against the median above before you take the first offer.
Where you’ll take the CNA exam near Atlanta
Georgia’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 $130. Passing lists you on the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry.
Atlanta-area test sites
Georgia’s nurse aide credential runs through Credentia, not a state testing office, so once you finish training at a program like Atlanta Technical College’s CN21 track, you’ll book your test date directly with them. You pass, and you’re listed on the Georgia Nurse Aide Registry, the record employers actually check.
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How we verify this page
We build this page from the Georgia Nurse Aide 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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