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CNA classes in Minnesota
Minnesota has 16 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Minnesota, expect to start around $38,010–$40,340 and reach a median of $46,680 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,330 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $39,708 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 29,120 employed in Minnesota. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlexandriaAnokaBloomingtonBrainerdBrooklyn ParkDuluthGranite FallsHibbingInver Grove HeightsMinneapolisPine CityRochesterRosemountSaint PaulThief River FallsWhite Bear Lake
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Technical & Community College | Pine City | Public | 89 | $43,225 | $11,064 | 36% | not reported |
| Northland Community and Technical College | Thief River Falls | Public | 41 | $42,056 | $12,250 | 56% | not reported |
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | 40 | $41,086 | $9,500 | 58% | not reported |
| Hennepin Technical College | Brooklyn Park | Public | 28 | $40,897 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka | Public | 104 | $38,520 | $9,500 | 67% | not reported |
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 96 | $38,263 | $9,500 | 40% | not reported |
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester | Public | 28 | $35,054 | $19,250 | 29% | not reported |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College | Alexandria | Public | 4 | $34,607 | $7,464 | 60% | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 232 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Inver Hills Community College | Inver Grove Heights | Public | 118 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Century College | White Bear Lake | Public | 116 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Minnesota North College | Hibbing | Public | 108 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College | Minneapolis | Public | 70 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public | 42 | not reported | $11,288 | 42% | not reported |
| Normandale Community College | Bloomington | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd | Brainerd | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 53% | 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.