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CNA classes in Kentucky
Kentucky has 4 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Kentucky, expect to start around $30,390–$36,150 and reach a median of $38,370 with experience; the top quarter earn $44,120 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $37,413 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in Kentucky
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 23,410 employed in Kentucky. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AshlandElizabethtownOwensboroPaducah
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public | 5 | $37,413 | $6,025 | 50% | not reported |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public | 8 | not reported | $6,732 | 51% | not reported |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Public | 6 | not reported | $4,093 | 60% | not reported |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 54% | 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.