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Home Health & Personal Care Aide: where to study

Every U.S. school that awarded this program (Home Health Aide/Home Attendant) in 2023-24, certificate to doctorate. A complete list, not a ranking.

Schools44
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics
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21 Oct 2026
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States and territories12
Certificates · degrees to master's1,703 · 1Awarded 2023-24, first majors
Doctorates awarded0Research, professional and other

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    Programs that lead to this career

    The NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk links SOC 31-1120 to this program. Awards in 2023-24, all levels, first majors.

    NCES
    CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 CrosswalkNational Center for Education Statistics
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    21 Oct 2026
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    ProgramCIP codeAwards
    Home Health Aide/Home Attendant51.26021,704

    By award level: (awards, not schools).

    Largest programs by awards

    Size tells you where many students study, not which program is best for you.

    SchoolLocationTypeAwards
    ICR Florida EducationNorth Miami Beach, FLUnder 2-year · Private for-profit396
    InterAmerican Technical InstituteMiami, FLUnder 2-year · Private for-profit182
    FVI School of Nursing and TechnologyMiami, FL2-year · Private for-profit158
    Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, SC2-year · Public156
    Medical Institute of Palm BeachGreenacres, FLUnder 2-year · Private for-profit155
    Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichita, KS2-year · Public114
    Mid-America Technology CenterWayne, OKUnder 2-year · Public76
    New Professions Technical InstituteMiami, FL2-year · Private for-profit60
    Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, UTUnder 2-year · Public53
    Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, MI2-year · Public41

    Schools in each state

    How many schools in each state awarded one of these programs in 2023-24. Each state page lists all of its schools with cost and completion.

    Registered Apprenticeship

    A Registered Apprenticeship Program is a model of apprenticeship validated by the Department of Labor or a State Apprenticeship Agency

    USDOL
    What is a Registered Apprenticeship Program?U.S. Department of Labor (Apprenticeship.gov)
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    21 Oct 2026
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    . The U.S. Department of Labor lists 6 apprenticeship occupations as approved for Registered Apprenticeship under this career's SOC code. Terms are hours of on-the-job learning as DOL lists them.
    USDOL
    Approved occupations for Registered Apprenticeship (spreadsheet: RAPIDS code, type, minimum term)U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship.gov)
    Checked
    21 Oct 2026

    Linked from apprenticeship.gov/apprenticeship-occupations. Term lengths are hours of on-the-job learning; time-based programs list one figure, hybrid programs a range.

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    Apprenticeship occupation (DOL title)RAPIDS codeO*NET occupationTerm (hours)
    HEALTH SUPPORT SPECIALIST (Existing Title: Home Health Aide)1086Home Health Aides (31-1121.00)Hybrid 3000–6000
    HEALTH SUPPORT SPECIALIST (HY)1086Home Health Aides (31-1121.00)Hybrid 3000–6000
    HOME HEALTH AIDE1086Home Health Aides (31-1121.00)Time-Based 2000
    HOME HEALTH AIDE (CB)1086Home Health Aides (31-1121.00)Competency-Based 2000
    HOME HEALTH AIDE (Alternate Title: Health Support Specialist)1086Home Health Aides (31-1121.00)Competency-Based 2000
    PREVENTATIVE HOME HEALTH AIDE2001Home Health Aides (31-1121.00)Time-Based 2000
    Competency-Based 2000
    Hybrid 2000–2500

    Search open apprenticeship jobs on Apprenticeship.gov · What a Registered Apprenticeship is

    About this list

    Programs: the career's SOC code(s) in the NCES CIP 2020–SOC 2018 crosswalk. Schools and awards: NCES IPEDS C2024_A (2023-24, first majors), limited to schools that the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 lists as operating and approved for federal aid (U.S. territories included). It shows which schools award a program, not accreditation, quality or admission chances: check program accreditation with the accreditor and the school with DAPIP. Some careers need a state license; see the career page.
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    Where these facts come from

    Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.