4 accredited schools across the Dallas metro area trained 399 nursing assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This public four-year institution in Dallas County graduated 162 CNA students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,370 ($6,000 out of state).
124 CNA credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $804 for a program of about 1 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in Tarrant County graduated 101 CNA students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $995 for a program of about 1 months.
Public two-year college in Fort Worth that reported 12 CNA graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,728 ($8,235 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area graduated 399 CNA students in 2023–24. The largest was Dallas College with 162.
Among schools that published a program price, CTK Healthcare & Career Institute in Irving listed the lowest total: $804 for tuition, books and supplies.
Certified Nursing Assistants in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro earn a median $38,530 a year ($18.53/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,500 statewide and $42,260 nationally.
Federal rules require at least 75 hours of training, including at least 16 hours of supervised practical training. Many states require more.