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CNA classes in Georgia
Georgia has 20 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Georgia, expect to start around $30,300–$35,490 and reach a median of $37,680 with experience; the top quarter earn $42,980 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $34,892 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 43,440 employed in Georgia. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAugustaClarkesvilleClarkstonColumbusGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleMariettaSandersvilleSavannahStatesboroThomasvilleTuckerValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 6 | $45,082 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 7 | $40,105 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 129 | $39,233 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 159 | $38,839 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 122 | $38,690 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | 57 | $37,602 | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 22 | $35,295 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 58 | $35,277 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 79 | $35,161 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 62 | $34,623 | $4,966 | 58% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 220 | $34,012 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 66 | $33,529 | $9,641 | 42% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 175 | $32,889 | $6,269 | 47% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 36 | $32,634 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 101 | $29,455 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 106 | $29,009 | $9,433 | 35% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 19 | $28,756 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 57 | $28,718 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training | Tucker | for-profit | 49 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.