CNA classes in Greensboro, North Carolina
The Greensboro area has 17 state-approved CNA programs. Only 8 list a price, from $199 to $975. CNAs here earn a median $18.39/hr. Cone Health anchors hiring here through three hospitals across the metro.
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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.
| 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 | Contact school | Contact school | $218 | ||
| Triad Medical Academy | Greensboro | In-person | Contact school | $875 | ||
| Advanced Medical NC Training College | Greensboro | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| CNA Training Academy | Greensboro | Contact school | 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 | In-person | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Monolia's Training Academy, INC. | Greensboro | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Mount Eagle College | Greensboro | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school | ||
| Priority Nursing Academy | Greensboro | Contact school | Contact school | Contact school |
Cheapest CNA classes in Greensboro
The cheapest is Davidson-Davie Community College at $200, out in Thomasville, while inside Greensboro the floor is Triad Medical Academy at $875. The private academies cluster on Pomona Drive, so you can compare several without crossing the metro. Ask each what the figure includes.
| 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?
Every program here is state-approved, so the certificate does not change with the price. The choice is really geographic: Guilford Technical Community College carries Guilford County, Davidson-Davie Community College covers the Thomasville side, and Randolph Community College reaches Asheboro. Ask each where clinicals are placed.
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.
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Nursing homes & skilled nursing (10)
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Hospice care (8)
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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 within a few cents of 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
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 50 Greensboro-area listings below 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
None of the five approved test sites are in Greensboro itself. The nearest are Guilford Technical Community College’s Jamestown and High Point campuses, and Credentia handles the booking once you finish.
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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