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Healthcare & animal care · Training subject

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
in Texas

25 institutions with reported certificate or associate-level training in Texas. Explore the awards and use the school’s current catalog to check the right route for you.

Understand the training options

This subject sits within healthcare & animal care. Clinical placement and the exact occupation’s approval requirements. Schools can use different course names for training reported under the same federal subject code.

Certificate (two to less than four academic years)Certificate (less than one academic year)Certificate (one to less than two academic years)

CIP 51.3902. Award categories present in the 2024 IPEDS reporting collection; not a current course-duration guarantee.

Check the exact campus, award, prerequisites and current intake. A subject match does not confirm occupational licensing eligibility, programmatic accreditation or a place on a course.

Explore schools in Texas

1–25 of 25
Public institution

Alvin Community College

Alvin, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

18 reported subjects
Public institution

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

26 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

Arlington Career Institute

Arlington, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

5 reported subjects
Public institution

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

13 reported subjects
Public institution

Dallas College

Dallas, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

41 reported subjects
Public institution

Galveston College

Galveston, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

20 reported subjects
Public institution

Howard College

Big Spring, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

17 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

Institute of Allied Healthcare

San Antonio, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

3 reported subjects
Public institution

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

20 reported subjects
Public institution

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Port Arthur, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

20 reported subjects
Public institution

Paris Junior College

Paris, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

21 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

Rio Grande Valley College

Pharr, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

10 reported subjects
Public institution

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

31 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

South Texas Training Center

Pharr, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

3 reported subjects
Public institution

Southwest Texas College

Uvalde, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

17 reported subjects
Public institution

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

51 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

Texas Health School

Houston, TX

Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide

6 reported subjects

Alphabetical directory. School presence is based on historical federal reporting, including records with zero completions. These are not rankings or endorsements.

Where could this training lead?

The federal CIP–SOC crosswalk connects this subject to the occupations below. These are exploration links, not a statement that every program meets the education, experience or licensing requirements for each job.

Questions to ask about this training

  • Does the program qualify graduates for the relevant exam in your state?
  • Who arranges the clinical placement or externship, and is a place guaranteed?
  • What screening, immunization, equipment and exam costs sit outside tuition?
  • What is the complete program price for my start date, including tools, exams and required travel?
  • Which practical work, placement or portfolio will I complete before graduation?

Plan the cost and the route

Institution-level tuition and net-price figures can help you start a comparison, but they do not quote the cost of this particular subject. Use a current program quote and compare the same award level and study intensity.