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Best CNA programs in Illinois by exam pass rate

234 state-approved Illinois nurse aide programs ranked by the share of first-time test-takers who passed the written CNA exam in 2025. Only programs with 10 or more testers are ranked. Pass rate is one measure of quality; also compare schedule, cost and location.

Data: SIU Carbondale INACE 2025 annual cluster scores; Illinois Nurse Aide Testing (SIU Carbondale, the state's exam vendor) approved list (April 2026)

Ranked programs: 23410+ testers in 2025
State average: 93.24%weighted by testers
Beat the state: 149of 234 programs
Improved since 2024: 89of 193 with 10+ testers both years
Median program: 96.5%81 at 100%

Illinois CNA programs ranked

#	Program	City	Testers	Passed	2024	Change
1	William Rainey Harper Coll. - Conant H.S. Palatine	Palatine	102	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Elgin Community College Elgin	Elgin	72	100.0%	95.8%	+4.2
1	Rock Valley College-Hybrid Rockford	Rockford	63	100.0%	98.4%	+1.6
1	Moraine Valley Community College-Hybrid Palos Hills	Palos Hills	60	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Lake Land College Mattoon	Mattoon	58	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Harper College--Buffalo Grove High School Palatine	Palatine	57	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	William Rainey Harper Coll. - Palatine Palatine	Palatine	57	100.0%	97.8%	+2.2
1	Highland Comm. Coll. - Hybrid Freeport	Freeport	54	100.0%	98.1%	+1.9
1	Malcolm X College Wright College Humboldt Park Chicago	Chicago	52	100.0%	84.6%	+15.4
1	Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Chicago	Chicago	50	100.0%	88.4%	+11.6
1	South Elgin H.S. - District U-46 South Elgin	South Elgin	48	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Chicago's Pulse CPR Training, Inc. Chicago	Chicago	47	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Urbana Adult Education Center Urbana	Urbana	47	100.0%	96.4%	+3.6
1	Prairie State College Chicago Heights	Chicago Heights	46	100.0%	97.5%	+2.5
1	Nirvana Institute, Inc. (Fullerton Ave) Chicago	Chicago	45	100.0%	—
1	Parkland College - Secondary Champaign	Champaign	43	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Fox Valley Career Center Maple Park	Maple Park	42	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	McHenry County College Crystal Lake	Crystal Lake	40	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	CAREERTEC Freeport	Freeport	40	100.0%	95.7%	+4.4
1	Oak Park and River Forest High School Oak Park	Oak Park	38	100.0%	96.2%	+3.9
1	Harper College--John Hersey High School Palatine	Palatine	36	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Larkin High School School District U-46 Elgin	Elgin	34	100.0%	94.7%	+5.3
1	College of Lake County in Vernon Hills-Hybrid Grayslake	Grayslake	33	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Valparaiso University-Central DuPage Chicago	Chicago	31	100.0%	—
1	William Rainey Harper Coll. - Wheeling H.S. Palatine	Palatine	31	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Apostolic Christian Home of Eureka Eureka	Eureka	30	100.0%	93.3%	+6.7
1	Phalanx Family Services Chicago	Chicago	29	100.0%	65.0%	+35.0
1	Prospect Heights High School-Harper College Palatine	Palatine	29	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Livingston Area Vocational Center - Pontiac Pontiac	Pontiac	29	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Indian Valley Vocational Center Sandwich	Sandwich	29	100.0%	96.5%	+3.5
1	Valparaiso University - Wheaton College Chicago	Chicago	27	100.0%	86.9%	+13.1
1	Bartlett High School School District U-46 Bartlett	Bartlett	26	100.0%	—
1	Byron High School Byron	Byron	26	100.0%	92.6%	+7.4
1	College of Dupage Glen Ellyn	Glen Ellyn	26	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Lacon Rehab and Nursing-Hybrid Lacon	Lacon	25	100.0%	—
1	Capital Area Career Center - Adult Springfield	Springfield	25	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Woodstock Comm. School Dist. - HS - Judd St Woodstock	Woodstock	25	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Olney Central College Olney	Olney	24	100.0%	95.2%	+4.8
1	Illinois Central College-Snyder Village Peoria	Peoria	24	100.0%	92.3%	+7.7
1	Quincy Area Vocational Tech. Center Quincy	Quincy	24	100.0%	92.3%	+7.7
1	Renaissance Care Center Canton	Canton	22	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Carbondale Community H.S. Carbondale	Carbondale	22	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Lincolnland Technical Education Center - ALMH Lincoln	Lincoln	22	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Midwest Career Source-O'Fallon Belleville	Belleville	21	100.0%	—
1	Frontier C.C.-Hybrid Fairfield	Fairfield	21	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Eastern IL Educ. for Employment - Paris Mattoon	Mattoon	21	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Midwest Career Vocational School-Memorial Hospital Belleville	Belleville	19	100.0%	96.9%	+3.1
1	Lake Land College - Effingham Technology Center Mattoon	Mattoon	19	100.0%	—
1	Aishling Care Academy-Hybrid Orland Park	Orland Park	19	100.0%	—
1	Waubonsee C.C.-Fox Valley Campus High School Aurora	Aurora	18	100.0%	—
1	Centralia High School Centralia	Centralia	18	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Danville Area Community College - Vermilion Danville	Danville	18	100.0%	94.1%	+5.9
1	Salem Community High School Salem	Salem	18	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Spoon River College-Hybrid Canton	Canton	17	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Rend Lake College - RLC Market Place (Hybrid) Ina	Ina	17	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Wabash Valley College Mt. Carmel	Mt. Carmel	17	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Lincoln Land Comm. Coll. - Taylorville Springfield	Springfield	17	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Shawnee Comm. Coll. - Anna Extension Ullin	Ullin	17	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Frontier C.C.-Flora Hybrid Fairfield	Fairfield	16	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Oakton College - Maine High School West Skokie	Skokie	16	100.0%	95.2%	+4.8
1	John A Logan College - HS Program Carterville	Carterville	15	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Five Co. Reg. Voc. Sys. - Massac Co. H.S. Metropolis	Metropolis	15	100.0%	76.9%	+23.1
1	Black Hawk College-Hybrid Moline Moline	Moline	15	100.0%	94.1%	+5.9
1	Twin Rivers Regional Voc. System Robinson	Robinson	15	100.0%	94.4%	+5.6
1	Frankfort Community Unit School District #168 West Frankfort	West Frankfort	15	100.0%	—
1	Prairie State College-Bloom High School Chicago Heights	Chicago Heights	14	100.0%	70.0%	+30.0
1	McDonough District Hospital Macomb	Macomb	14	100.0%	—
1	Okaw Area Vocational Center Vandalia	Vandalia	14	100.0%	—
1	Fairview Haven-Hybrid Fairbury	Fairbury	12	100.0%	—
1	Plymouth Place CNA Academy-Hybrid LaGrange Park	LaGrange Park	12	100.0%	84.2%	+15.8
1	Eastern IL Educ. for Employment - Shelbyville Mattoon	Mattoon	12	100.0%	92.3%	+7.7
1	Nashville High School-Hybrid Nashville	Nashville	12	100.0%	—
1	Shawnee C.C.-Cairo Extension Center Cairo	Cairo	11	100.0%	—
1	Morton College-Hybrid Cicero	Cicero	11	100.0%	93.3%	+6.7
1	East St. Louis School District #189 East St. Louis	East St. Louis	11	100.0%	—
1	Marengo Community High School Marengo	Marengo	11	100.0%	100.0%	±0.0
1	Wabash Valley College - High School Mt. Carmel	Mt. Carmel	11	100.0%	81.8%	+18.2
1	Newton Community High School Newton	Newton	11	100.0%	90.9%	+9.1
1	Pinckneyville High School Pinckneyville	Pinckneyville	11	100.0%	—
1	Danville Area Community College - Hoopeston Danville	Danville	10	100.0%	—
1	Lewis & Clark C.C. - Jerseyville Godfrey	Godfrey	10	100.0%	—
82	Joliet Junior College - North Campus Joliet	Joliet	140	99.3%	99.1%	+0.2
83	Bloomington Career Academy Bloomington	Bloomington	110	99.1%	—
84	Joliet Junior College - Main Campus Joliet	Joliet	216	99.1%	100.0%	−0.9
84	McHenry County College - Hybrid Crystal Lake	Crystal Lake	107	99.1%	98.9%	+0.2
86	Avid CNA School Streamwood--Hybrid Streamwood	Streamwood	470	98.9%	100.0%	−1.1
87	Illinois Central College North Campus (Secondary) Peoria	Peoria	89	98.9%	93.3%	+5.6
88	College of Lake County-Hybrid Grayslake	Grayslake	88	98.9%	97.4%	+1.5
89	College of Lake County Grayslake	Grayslake	157	98.7%	97.9%	+0.8
90	Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills	Palos Hills	155	98.7%	98.0%	+0.7
91	Nirvana Institute, Inc. (King Dr.) Chicago	Chicago	386	98.7%	98.2%	+0.5
92	Rock Valley College Rockford	Rockford	146	98.6%	98.8%	−0.2
93	Whiteside Area Career Center - Secondary Sterling	Sterling	67	98.5%	95.0%	+3.5
94	Richland Community College Decatur	Decatur	65	98.5%	97.2%	+1.2
95	William Rainey Harper Coll. - Hybrid Palatine	Palatine	247	98.4%	95.7%	+2.7
96	Lincoln Land Community College Springfield	Springfield	123	98.4%	97.7%	+0.6
97	Lake County High Schools Tech Campus Grayslake	Grayslake	177	98.3%	95.7%	+2.6
98	Tukiendorf Training Institute-Roosevelt Chicago	Chicago	54	98.2%	—
99	Nirvana Institute Inc. (Madison St) Chicago	Chicago	312	98.1%	98.2%	−0.2
100	Kaskaskia College-Hybrid Centralia	Centralia	102	98.0%	97.0%	+1.0
101	Kankakee Community College Kankakee	Kankakee	101	98.0%	100.0%	−2.0
102	Envana Healthcare Training Center Naperville	Naperville	198	98.0%	96.4%	+1.6
103	Galesburg Area Vocational Center Galesburg	Galesburg	47	97.9%	92.1%	+5.8
103	Eastern IL Educ. for Employment - Effingham Mattoon	Mattoon	47	97.9%	98.5%	−0.6
103	Moraine Valley Comm. Coll.-Educ Ctr at Blue Island Palos Hills	Palos Hills	47	97.9%	97.1%	+0.7
106	Eastern IL Educ. for Employment System Mattoon	Mattoon	42	97.6%	93.9%	+3.7
107	Oakton College-Hybrid Skokie	Skokie	124	97.6%	95.4%	+2.2
108	Rend Lake College Ina	Ina	39	97.4%	85.7%	+11.7
109	Heartland Community College Normal	Normal	38	97.4%	100.0%	−2.6
110	Parkland College Champaign	Champaign	74	97.3%	98.3%	−1.0
111	Grundy Area Vocational Center Morris	Morris	108	97.2%	96.8%	+0.5
112	Southwestern Illinois College Belleville	Belleville	69	97.1%	90.4%	+6.7
112	Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey	Godfrey	69	97.1%	93.8%	+3.4
114	Heartland Community College - Hybrid Normal	Normal	34	97.1%	94.6%	+2.5
114	Illinois Central College - Pekin South Campus Peoria	Peoria	34	97.1%	97.1%	−0.1
116	Oakton College-Niles North H.S. Skokie	Skokie	32	96.9%	100.0%	−3.1
117	River Academy of Vocational Education-Hybrid Pekin	Pekin	29	96.5%	—
118	Valparaiso University--Endeavor Health Chicago	Chicago	28	96.4%	88.9%	+7.5
118	William Rainey Harper Coll. - Elk Grove H.S. Palatine	Palatine	28	96.4%	100.0%	−3.6
120	Valparaiso Partner Solutions Chicago	Chicago	55	96.4%	88.4%	+8.0
121	Heartland Technical Academy (Secondary) Decatur	Decatur	26	96.2%	100.0%	−3.9
121	Woodstock Comm. School Dist - North HS Raffel Rd Woodstock	Woodstock	26	96.2%	—
123	Kankakee Area Career Center Bourbonnais	Bourbonnais	74	96.0%	97.3%	−1.4
124	Morton College Cicero	Cicero	48	95.8%	97.6%	−1.7
124	Kaskaskia College Centralia	Centralia	24	95.8%	100.0%	−4.2
126	John A Logan College Carterville	Carterville	95	95.8%	95.0%	+0.8
127	College of Lake County - Southlake Campus Grayslake	Grayslake	23	95.7%	100.0%	−4.4
127	Five Co. Reg. Voc, Sys - Vienna H.S. Vienna	Vienna	23	95.7%	92.9%	+2.8
129	Prairie State College-Hybrid Chicago Heights	Chicago Heights	67	95.5%	98.2%	−2.7
130	College of Lake County-Waukegan Grayslake	Grayslake	89	95.5%	100.0%	−4.5
131	Marshall Rehab and Nursing-Hybrid Marshall	Marshall	22	95.5%	—
132	United Township Area Career Center East Moline	East Moline	64	95.3%	96.7%	−1.4
133	Barrington H.S.-Harper College Palatine	Palatine	21	95.2%	100.0%	−4.8
134	Sauk Valley C.C.--Hybrid Dixon	Dixon	41	95.1%	97.8%	−2.7
135	International Career Institute--Hybrid Lincolnwood	Lincolnwood	299	95.0%	92.0%	+3.0
136	College of DuPage - Westmont Ctr. Glen Ellyn	Glen Ellyn	210	94.8%	95.9%	−1.1
137	HUGS INC. Lansing	Lansing	36	94.4%	90.0%	+4.4
137	Lincoln Trail College Robinson	Robinson	18	94.4%	88.9%	+5.6
139	Capital Area Career Center Springfield	Springfield	71	94.4%	88.6%	+5.8
140	Illinois Central College-Pekin High School Pekin	Pekin	65	93.8%	88.6%	+5.2
141	Malcolm X College Chicago	Chicago	256	93.8%	94.3%	−0.5
141	Carl Sandburg College Galesburg	Galesburg	32	93.8%	91.5%	+2.3
141	Southwestern Illinois Coll. - Granite City Campus Belleville	Belleville	16	93.8%	100.0%	−6.3
141	Hillsboro Community School District #3 Hillsboro	Hillsboro	16	93.8%	100.0%	−6.3
145	Oakton College-Maine High School South Skokie	Skokie	31	93.5%	100.0%	−6.5
146	Midwest Technical Institute - East Peoria East Peoria	East Peoria	122	93.4%	90.2%	+3.2
147	Wilco Area Career Center Romeoville	Romeoville	165	93.3%	96.7%	−3.4
147	Anmut Nursing School-Hybrid Chicago	Chicago	60	93.3%	87.7%	+5.7
147	Marion High School Marion	Marion	15	93.3%	100.0%	−6.7
150	Triton College River Grove	River Grove	118	93.2%	94.7%	−1.5
151	Waubonsee Comm. Coll. - Aurora Fox Valley Campus Sugar Grove	Sugar Grove	70	92.9%	88.9%	+4.0
152	Lincoln Land Comm. Coll. - Jacksonville Springfield	Springfield	40	92.5%	100.0%	−7.5
153	Instituto del Progreso Latino Chicago	Chicago	53	92.5%	95.1%	−2.7
154	Blue Rock Training Center-Hybrid Bloomingdale	Bloomingdale	52	92.3%	85.2%	+7.1
154	Black Hawk College-Rock Island High School Moline	Moline	26	92.3%	89.5%	+2.8
154	Hillsboro Community School District Hillsboro	Hillsboro	13	92.3%	92.3%	±0.0
157	Black Hawk College Moline	Moline	49	91.8%	86.2%	+5.6
158	Malcolm X College South Chicago Learning Center Chicago	Chicago	36	91.7%	92.5%	−0.8
158	Chicago Community Learning Center Chicago	Chicago	24	91.7%	—
158	River Academy of Vocation Education Pekin	Pekin	12	91.7%	—
161	John Wood Community College-Hybrid Quincy	Quincy	71	91.5%	97.0%	−5.5
162	First Step to Excellence Health Care Training Chicago	Chicago	35	91.4%	100.0%	−8.6
162	Kishwaukee Education Consortium Malta	Malta	35	91.4%	80.8%	+10.7
164	Community High School District 155 Crystal Lake	Crystal Lake	55	90.9%	90.7%	+0.2
165	Illinois Central College North Campus Peoria	Peoria	249	90.8%	94.1%	−3.3
166	Life Enhancement Health Care-Hybrid Chicago	Chicago	74	90.5%	94.3%	−3.8
167	Indian Valley Vocational Center-Yorkville H.S. Sandwich	Sandwich	21	90.5%	—
168	Tukiendorf Training Institute-Hybrid Chicago	Chicago	93	90.3%	96.9%	−6.6
168	Career Training Center of Chicago Chicago	Chicago	31	90.3%	87.0%	+3.4
170	West Aurora H.S. Aurora	Aurora	51	90.2%	90.2%	±0.0
170	Carl Sandburg College - Hybrid Galesburg	Galesburg	51	90.2%	100.0%	−9.8
172	Midwest Technical Institute Springfield	Springfield	71	90.1%	95.7%	−5.6
173	Best Step Academy Westchester	Westchester	50	90.0%	94.0%	−4.0
173	Prairieview Lutheran Home Danforth	Danforth	10	90.0%	80.0%	+10.0
173	Shawnee Community College-Hybrid Ullin	Ullin	10	90.0%	—
176	Rockford Public Schools Rockford	Rockford	49	89.8%	77.1%	+12.7
177	Aishling Care Academy Orland Park	Orland Park	39	89.7%	88.9%	+0.9
178	South Suburban College-Hybrid South Holland	South Holland	68	89.7%	89.1%	+0.6
179	Mizpah Center for Allied Health Education-Hybrid Des Plaines	Des Plaines	76	89.5%	—
180	City College of Education-Hybrid Evanston	Evanston	66	89.4%	—
181	Castor Health Institute Sterling	Sterling	65	89.2%	91.2%	−2.0
182	Rotalbly's Nursing Institute Decatur	Decatur	82	89.0%	93.6%	−4.6
183	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital-Hybrid Chicago	Chicago	18	88.9%	90.0%	−1.1
183	Hearts 2 Heal CNA & CPR Training Tinley Park	Tinley Park	18	88.9%	91.1%	−2.2
185	Chicago Community Learning Center-Hybrid Chicago	Chicago	79	88.6%	93.8%	−5.1
186	Renee's School of Careers Chicago	Chicago	51	88.2%	75.4%	+12.8
186	Miller Academy of Allied Health Springfield	Springfield	51	88.2%	92.3%	−4.1
188	Blue Rock Training Center Bloomingdale	Bloomingdale	133	88.0%	89.7%	−1.7
189	Oakton College-Maine High School East Skokie	Skokie	32	87.5%	93.8%	−6.3
190	Oakton College--Evanston H.S. Skokie	Skokie	23	87.0%	—
191	LaSalle-Peru Area Career Center Peru	Peru	45	86.7%	88.9%	−2.2
192	Excelsior Healthcare Academy Chicago Heights	Chicago Heights	193	86.5%	82.4%	+4.1
193	Ideal Companion Care Streamwood	Streamwood	22	86.4%	—
194	Career Center of Southern Illinois Red Bud	Red Bud	14	85.7%	—
195	Fishes & Loaves-Hybrid Springfield	Springfield	62	85.5%	81.7%	+3.8
196	Chicago Community Learning Center--Evergreen Park Chicago	Chicago	55	85.5%	92.2%	−6.7
197	Blessings Healthcare Career Academy Chicago	Chicago	79	84.8%	82.6%	+2.2
198	Zurik Healthcare Institute Matteson	Matteson	26	84.6%	71.4%	+13.2
199	Rolling Meadows High School-Harper College Dual Palatine	Palatine	45	84.4%	97.1%	−12.7
200	Kishwaukee College-Hybrid Malta	Malta	62	83.9%	87.9%	−4.0
201	McHenry Community High School District #156 McHenry	McHenry	24	83.3%	—
201	Cristab HLC Chicago	Chicago	12	83.3%	—
203	Helping Hands Home Healthcare Morton	Morton	29	82.8%	82.9%	−0.2
204	Covenant Healthcare Institute-Hybrid Homewood	Homewood	75	82.7%	85.9%	−3.2
205	Danville Area Community College Danville	Danville	23	82.6%	90.0%	−7.4
206	Great Paragon Health Services, Inc. Chicago	Chicago	55	81.8%	71.4%	+10.4
206	Manor Court of Peru Peru	Peru	11	81.8%	90.9%	−9.1
208	Elim Outreach Training Center Homewood	Homewood	37	81.1%	94.7%	−13.7
209	Dominican University-Paulina River Forest	River Forest	21	81.0%	—
209	Waubonsee Comm. Coll. - Aurora Campus Sugar Grove	Sugar Grove	21	81.0%	93.5%	−12.6
211	Career Options, Inc. Park Ridge	Park Ridge	241	80.9%	77.0%	+3.9
212	Lights of Zion Ministries Chicago	Chicago	26	80.8%	84.6%	−3.9
213	Illinois Nursing Academy-Machesney Midlothian	Midlothian	180	80.6%	74.7%	+5.9
214	Scott School of Careers-Hybrid - Chicago Chicago	Chicago	41	80.5%	80.8%	−0.3
215	Mt. Vernon Township High School Mt. Vernon	Mt. Vernon	25	80.0%	91.7%	−11.7
215	Illinois Central College - Woodruff Career Peoria	Peoria	25	80.0%	—
215	Southwestern Illinois Coll. - Red Bud Campus Belleville	Belleville	20	80.0%	—
215	Sauk Valley Comm. Coll. - Secondary Dixon	Dixon	20	80.0%	80.0%	±0.0
215	Lewis & Clark C.C. - Whitehall Godfrey	Godfrey	15	80.0%	81.8%	−1.8
215	Jo Daviess Carroll Vocational Center Elizabeth	Elizabeth	10	80.0%	84.6%	−4.6
215	Lincolnland Tech. Education Ctr. - Porta H.S. Lincoln	Lincoln	10	80.0%	—
222	Accolade Health Care Paxton	Paxton	19	79.0%	84.2%	−5.3
223	Illinois Nursing Academy Midlothian	Midlothian	314	78.0%	76.0%	+2.0
224	Carepaks Health Services-Hybrid Normal	Normal	45	77.8%	84.4%	−6.6
225	City College of Education, Inc. Evanston	Evanston	249	77.5%	81.1%	−3.6
226	Illinois Institute of Nursing Studies-Hybrid Rockford	Rockford	87	77.0%	75.9%	+1.1
227	State Career College Gurnee	Gurnee	26	76.9%	—
228	Southwestern IL Coll. - E. St. Louis C C Ctr Belleville	Belleville	41	75.6%	74.2%	+1.4
229	Collinsville H.S./Collinsville Area Voc. Center Collinsville	Collinsville	70	72.9%	66.7%	+6.2
230	JETHRO Healthcare School and Placement--Hybrid Des Plaines	Des Plaines	55	72.7%	85.0%	−12.3
231	Dominican University-Cristo Rey San Martin River Forest	River Forest	39	69.2%	—
232	Black Hawk College-Moline High School Moline	Moline	15	66.7%	—
232	Kwadwo Antwi Mensah (KAMITH) Institute Oak Park	Oak Park	15	66.7%	66.7%	±0.0
234	Spectrum Nurses Training Bolingbrook	Bolingbrook	56	58.9%	66.7%	−7.7

Compared with the state average of 93.24% (all 301 listed programs with results, weighted by testers). Ties share a rank. "2024" and "Change" (in percentage points) are shown only when the program also had 10 or more first-time testers in 2024; "—" means it had fewer or no matched result. Programs with fewer than 10 testers, and approved programs with no published result, are listed on the Illinois CNA classes page.

FAQ

What are the best CNA programs in Illinois?

By first-time pass rate in 2025 (programs with 10 or more testers), the top three were William Rainey Harper Coll. - Conant H.S. in Palatine (100% of 102), Elgin Community College in Elgin (100% of 72), Rock Valley College-Hybrid in Rockford (100% of 63). Among larger programs (50+ testers) the leader was William Rainey Harper Coll. - Conant H.S. at 100% of 102.

What is the CNA exam pass rate in Illinois?

Across all 301 listed programs with 2025 results, 93.24% of first-time testers passed (weighted by testers). 149 of the 234 ranked programs beat that, and the median program scored 96.5%.

Which Illinois CNA programs improved the most since 2024?

Of the 193 ranked programs that also had 10 or more first-time testers in 2024, 89 improved and 68 declined. The biggest gains were Phalanx Family Services in Chicago (65% to 100%), Prairie State College-Bloom High School in Chicago Heights (70% to 100%), Five Co. Reg. Voc. Sys. - Massac Co. H.S. in Metropolis (76.92% to 100%).

How are these programs ranked?

By the share of first-time test-takers who passed the written CNA exam in 2025, from SIU Carbondale INACE 2025 annual cluster scores. Programs with fewer than 10 testers are left out because one result swings their rate too much. Ties share a rank.

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