CNA Schools

CNA Classes in Maine

Maine CNA Training

There was a time when returning to school meant committing to a four year degree program at a college or university. Now, there are certification programs can help people train for new careers faster than ever before. Anyone interested in a flexible training program that will allow them to achieve a career with upward mobility should definitely consider Maine CNA classes. CNAs provide assistance to nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals in a variety of health care settings. Nursing assistants are responsible for taking patient vital signs and preparing them for treatment, explaining diagnoses and prevention methods, and recording patient histories. Anyone who likes working with people every day, and educating them about how to live healthier lives could find being a CNA to be the perfect career for them.

Becoming a CNA in Maine

In Maine, CNAs who are not listed in the Maine CNA registry are not eligible to work as a CNA. The one exception to this rule is if an individual wishes to work as a CNA in a nursing facility for less than 4 months, as long as he or she submits documentation to the registry proving that they have completed an approved CNA training program. CNAs must be at least 16 years old to work in the state of Maine. If a licensed individual does not work as a CNA for at least 8 hours every 24 months, he or she will lose their certification and will need to be recertified. If an individual was a CNA in the US Armed Services and wishes to be added to the Maine CNA registry, he or she must submit the following:
  • An application to the Maine CNA registry
  • Written proof that he or she has completed the military's equivalent of Maine's CNA training program
  • Documentation detailing the dates of his or her training and the number of clinical and classroom hours that were completed
  • Proof that he or she has completed school through at least the 9th grade
  • Evidence that he or she has passed the Maine CNA competency test
  • A copy of their training certification if he or she is on active duty (e.g. Navy Hospital Corpsman)
Additionally, the CNA must not have any employment restrictions due to criminal convicts or substantiated complaints which bar the individual from working as a CNA in Maine. If the individual wishing to work as a CNA is a nursing student, he or she must submit the following:
  • A certificate of equivalent training from the director of the school of nursing
  • An application to be added to the Maine CNA registry
If the individual wishing to work as a CNA is a nurse, he or she must submit the following:
  • A copy of his or her diploma, degree, or transcripts
  • An application to be added to the Maine CNA registry
If the individual wishing to work as a CNA was trained outside the United States, he or she must submit the following:
  • A copy of his or her diploma, degree, or transcripts (in English)
  • An application to be added to the Maine CNA registry
  • A copy of his or her criminal background check
  • A copy of his or her visa
  • A copy of his or her COGFNS information
An EMT may not work as CNAs until he or she has completed the Maine CNA training program, passed the competency exams, and applied to be added to the Maine CNA registry.

Licensure by Reciprocity

If an individual was trained as a CNA in a state other than Maine, he or she must submit the following:
  • An application to the Maine CNA registry
  • Verification that he or she has passed an approve CNA training course
  • A copy of his or her 'Certificate of Training' detailing the dates of the training and the number of clinical and classroom hours that were completed
  • Confirmation that he or she has passed an out of state CNA competency test
  • Proof that he or she has completed school through at least the 9th grade
  • Evidence that he or she worked as CNA 32 hours per week for at least 3 out of the past 5 years
Additionally, the CNA must not have any employment restrictions due to criminal convicts or substantiated complaints which bar the individual from working as a CNA in Maine.

Additional Resources:

CNA Schools Near You & Online in Maine

Auburn Adult Education

  • 77 Harris Street Auburn, ME 04210
    Programs: CNA
    207-333-6661

Augusta Adult & Community Education

  • 33 Union Street Augusta, ME 04330
    Programs: CNA
    207-626-2470

Kennebec Learning Center

  • 33 Union Street Augusta, ME 04330
    Programs: CNA
    207-626-2528

Capitol Area Tech Center

  • 40 Pierce Drive Augusta, ME 04330
    Programs: CNA
    207-626-2475

United Technologies Center

  • 200 Hogan Road Bangor, ME 04401
    Programs: CNA
    207-947-5296

Eastern Maine Community College

  • 354 Hogan Road Bangor, ME
    Programs: ADN, CNA, LPN, Medical Assistant, Radiography, RN
    (207) 974-4600

Penobscot Job Corps Academy

  • 1375 Union Street Bangor, ME 04401
    Programs: CNA
    207-990-3000

Bangor Adult Education

  • 885 Broadway Bangor, ME 04401
    Programs: CNA
    207-941-6310

Bath Regional Career and Technical Center

  • 800 High Street Bath, ME 04530
    Programs: CNA
    207-443-8257

Southern Maine Community College

  • 11 Park Street Bath, ME 04530
    Programs: CNA
    207-386-0013

Biddeford Regional Center of Technology

  • 10 Maplewood Avenue Biddeford, ME 04005
    Programs: CNA
    207-282-1501

Biddeford Adult Learning Center

  • 189 Alfred Street Biddeford, ME 04005
    Programs: CNA
    207-282-6511

Boothbay Region ACE

St. Andrews Village

Region Ten, Brunswick

  • 68 Church Road Brunswick, ME 04011
    Programs: CNA
    207-729-6622

St Croix Regional Technical Center

  • 34 Blue Devil Hill Calais, ME 04619
    Programs: CNA
    207-454-2581

Washington County Community College

  • One College Drive Calais, ME 04619
    Programs: CNA, Medical Assistant
    207-454-1013

Caribou Nursing Home

  • 10 Bernadette Street Caribou, ME 04736
    Programs: CNA
    207-498-3102

Caribou Adult Education

  • 308 Sweden Street Caribou, ME 04736
    Programs: CNA
    207-493-4270

Crooked River Adult and Community Education Center

  • 1437 Poland Spring Road Casco, ME 04015
    Programs: CNA
    207-627-4291

Madison Adult Education – Country Manor Nursing Home

  • 132 Main Street Coopers Mills, ME 04341
    Programs: CNA
    207-549-7471

Central Lincoln County Adult Education

  • 767 Main Street Damariscotta, ME 04543
    Programs: CNA
    207-563-2811

Central Lincoln County Adult Education

  • 35 Miles Street Damariscotta, ME 04543
    Programs: CNA
    207-563-1234

Deer Isle Adult & Community Education

  • 251 North Deer Isle Road Deer Isle, ME 04627
    Programs: CNA
    207-348-6443

Tri County Tech Center

  • 14 Abbott Hill Road Dexter, ME 04930
    Programs: CNA
    207-924-7670

Hibbard Nursing Home

Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative

Mayo Regional Hospital

  • 897 West Main Street Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
    Programs: CNA
    207-564-8401

Washington Academy

  • 66 High Street East Machias, ME 04630
    Programs: CNA
    207-255-8301

Hancock County Technology Center

  • 112 Boggy Brook Road Ellsworth, ME 04605
    Programs: CNA
    207-667-9729

Courtland Rehabilitation Center

  • 42 Bucksport Road Ellsworth, ME 04605
    Programs: CNA
    207-667-9036

Southern Maine Community College

  • 191 Foreside Road Falmouth, ME 04105
    Programs: CNA
    207-781-4714

Mt. Blue RSD Franklin County Adult Basic Education

  • 108 Fairbanks Road Farmington, ME 04938
    Programs: CNA
    207-778-3460

MSAD #9 ACE Program – Orchard Park & Living Center

  • 107 Orchard Street Farmington, ME 04938
    Programs: CNA
    207-778-4416

MSAD #9 ACE Program – Franklin Memorial Hospital

  • 111 Franklin Health Commons Farmington, ME 04939
    Programs: CNA
    207-778-6031

Foster Technology Center

  • 374 High Street Farmington, ME 04938
    Programs: CNA
    207-778-6416

MSAD #24 Adult & Community Education

  • 84 Pleasant Street Fort Kent, ME 04743
    Programs: CNA
    207-834-3536

Southern Maine Community College

  • 6 Old Country Road Freeport, ME 04032
    Programs: CNA
    207-865-4782

St John Valley Technology Center

  • 431 US Route 1 Frenchville, ME 04745
    Programs: CNA
    207-543-6606

MSAD #11 Adult Education – Gardiner Area High School

  • 40 West Hill Road Gardiner, ME 04345
    Programs: CNA
    207-582-3774

Gorham House

  • 50 New Portland Road Gorham, ME 04038
    Programs: CNA
    207-839-5757

Gorham Adult Education

  • 106 Weeks Road Gorham, ME 04038
    Programs: CNA
    207-222-1095

Auburn Adult Education – Great Falls School

  • 41 Morrill Avenue Gorham, ME 04038
    Programs: CNA
    207-222-1100

Greenville Adult Education

  • 150 Pritham Avenue Greenville, ME 04441
    Programs: CNA
    207-695-2666

Region Two School of Applied Technology

  • P.O. Box 307 Houlton, ME 04730
    Programs: CNA
    207-532-9541

Madigan Home Health Care

  • 93 Military Street Houlton, ME 04730
    Programs: CNA
    207-532-7480

Central Maine Medical Center

  • 300 Main Street Lewiston, ME 04240
    Programs: ADN, CNA, Nuclear Medicine Tech, Radiography, RN
    (207) 795-0111

Lewiston Adult Education

  • 145 Birch Street Lewiston, ME 04240
    Programs: CNA
    207-784-2928 x2

Lewiston Regional Technical Center

  • 156 East Avenue Lewiston, ME 04240
    Programs: CNA
    207-795-4144

Northern Penobscot Tech Region III

  • 35 West Broadway Lincoln, ME 04457
    Programs: CNA
    207-794-3004

Oceanview Nursing Home

  • 2 South Street Lubec, ME 04652
    Programs: CNA
    207-733-4900

Madawaska Adult Education

  • 135 Seventh Avenue Madawaska, ME 04756
    Programs: CNA
    207-728-6314

High View Manor

  • 517 Riverview Street Madawaska, ME 04756
    Programs: CNA
    207-728-3338

Madison Area Memorial High School

  • 486 Main Street Madison, ME 04950
    Programs: CNA
    207-696-3395

Region 9 Adult Education Learning Center

  • 377 River Road Mexico, ME 04257
    Programs: CNA
    207-364-2012

Region Three, Millinocket – Stearns High School

  • 199 State Street Millinocket, ME 04462
    Programs: CNA
    207-723-6430

Lake Region Vocational Center

  • 1879 Roosevelt Trail Naples, ME 04055
    Programs: CNA
    207-693-3864

Noble Adult & Community Education – Noble High School

  • 388 Somersworth Road North Berwick, ME 03906
    Programs: CNA
    207-676-2843

Orono Adult Community Education – Orono Commons

  • 117 Bennoch Road Orono, ME 04473
    Programs: CNA
    207-866-4914

MSAD #53 ACE – Sebasticook Valley HCF

  • 33 Leighton Street Pittsfield, ME 04967
    Programs: CNA
    207-487-3131

Portland Adult Education

  • 1600 Forest Avenue Portland, ME 04103
    Programs: CNA
    207-775-0432

Portland Arts & Tech High School

  • 196 Allen Avenue Portland, ME 04103
    Programs: CNA
    207-874-8165

Southern Maine Community College

  • 850 Baxter Blvd Portland, ME 04103
    Programs: CNA
    207-774-7878

Southern Maine Community College

  • 630 Ocean Avenue Portland, ME 04103
    Programs: CNA
    207-772-5456

Presque Isle Adult Education

  • 16 Griffin Street Presque Isle, ME 04769
    Programs: CNA
    207-764-4776

Presque Isle Rehab & Nursing Center

  • 162 Academy Street Presque Isle, ME 04769
    Programs: CNA
    207-764-0145

Mars Hill Adult Education MSAD #42 – Aroostook Medical Center

  • 140 Academy Street Presque Isle, ME 04769
    Programs: CNA
    207-768-4000

Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

  • 1 South Main Street Rockland, ME 04841
    Programs: CNA
    207-596-7752

Sanford Regional Vocational Center

  • 52 Sanford High School Boulevard Sanford, ME 04073
    Programs: CNA
    207-324-2942

Madison Adult Education

  • 61 Academy Circle Skowhegan, ME 04976
    Programs: CNA
    207-474-7553

Sanford Regional Vocational Center – Marshwood High School

  • 260 Dow Highway South Berwick, ME 03908
    Programs: CNA
    207-384-4500

Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School

  • 256 Main Street South Paris, ME 04281
    Programs: CNA
    207-743-8914

Southern Maine Community College

  • 2 Fort Road South Portland, ME 04106
    Programs: ADN, CNA, LPN, Radiation Therapy, Radiography, RN
    (207) 741-5500

Sanford Community Adult Education

  • 21 Bradeen Street Springvale, ME 04083
    Programs: CNA
    207-490-5145

Sumner Adult Education

  • 1888 US Hwy 1 Sullivan, ME 04664
    Programs: CNA
    207-422-9100

Merrymeeting Adult Education

  • 35 Republic Avenue Topsham, ME 04086
    Programs: CNA
    207-729-7323

MSAD 52 Upper Androscoggin Collaborative

  • 486 Turner Center Road Turner, ME 04282
    Programs: CNA
    207-225-3478

Waldo County Technical Center

  • 1022 Waterville Road Waldo, ME 04915
    Programs: CNA
    207-342-5231

Massabesic Center For Adult Learning

  • 84 West Road Waterboro, ME 04087
    Programs: CNA
    207-247-2022

Mid Maine Tech Center

  • 3 Brooklyn Avenue Waterville, ME 04901
    Programs: CNA
    207-873-0102

Westbrook Regional Vocational Center

  • 125 Stroudwater Street Westbrook, ME 04092
    Programs: CNA
    207-854-0820

Helping Hands Trade School

  • 410 China Road Winslow, ME 04901
    Programs: CNA
    207-873-0011