Kansas · home health aide (HHA)
How to become a certified home health aide in Kansas: become a Kansas CNA, finish the 20-hour state course, and pass the state test. Plus pay, free training options, and every state-approved CNA program.
Your route
Kansas is one of the few states that certifies home health aides. It builds on CNA.
Required in Kansas
20 hrs
Step one
CNA
Why we list CNA programs: under federal rules, a state-approved CNA program plus good standing on the Kansas nurse aide registry qualifies you as a home health aide. It’s the route that opens the most doors. See our Kansas CNA guide.
The steps
The general path for most new aides.
Keep your hours up. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training a year, and if you go 24 months in a row without paid aide work, you must retrain.
Home health aide vs. CNA
The two jobs overlap, but the settings and pay differ.
| Home health aide | CNA | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you work | Clients’ homes, through home health and hospice agencies | Nursing homes and hospitals |
| Training | 75 hours federal minimum, or a CNA certification | State-approved CNA program |
| Official record | Kansas nurse aide registry | The Kansas nurse aide registry |
| Median pay (KS) | $15.03 an hour* | $18.27 an hour |
*Federal pay data groups home health aides with personal care aides. About 25,350 of them work in Kansas.
Help paying
Ways to cover the cost of training.
Many home health agencies train aides they hire, and nursing homes that hire you can’t charge you for CNA training under federal rules.
Directory
All 28 programs from our Kansas CNA guide. Finishing one, passing the exam, and staying in good standing on the state registry also qualifies you as a home health aide for Medicare and Medicaid agencies.
| Program | City | County | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Career Training LLC | Wichita | Sedgwick | Call the program |
| Barton County Community College | Great Bend | Barton | (620) 792-9298 |
| Bethel House Training Institute | Wichita | Sedgwick | (316) 771-7315 |
| Butler Community College, Andover | Andover | Butler | (316) 322-3140 |
| Butler Community College, Rose Hill | Rose Hill | Butler | (316) 322-3140 |
| Cloud County Community College, Geary County | Junction City | Geary | Call the program |
| Coffeyville Community College Technical Division | Coffeyville | Montgomery | (620) 251-3910 |
| Delores Homes Training Center | Kansas City | Wyandotte | (913) 299-9534 |
| Delores Homes Training Center, Pittsburg | Pittsburg | Crawford | Call the program |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | Lyon | (620) 343-4600 |
| Fort Scott Community College | Fort Scott | Bourbon | (620) 768-2908 |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | Finney | (620) 276-9560 |
| Highland Community College | Highland | Doniphan | (785) 442-3236 |
| Independence Community College | Independence | Montgomery | (620) 332-5498 |
| Johnson County Community College (JCCC) Health Occupations | Olathe | Johnson | (913) 469-2350 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Wyandotte | (913) 288-7465 |
| Kansas College of Nursing Lenexa | Lenexa | Johnson | (913) 248-2838 |
| Labette Community College, Parsons | Parsons | Labette | (620) 421-6700 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | Riley | (785) 587-2800 |
| Mid-America College of Health Sciences | Merriam | Johnson | Call the program |
| Neosho County Community College, Chanute | Chanute | Neosho | (620) 431-2820 |
| Neyang School of Nursing | Olathe | Johnson | Call the program |
| Pratt Community College, Allied Health Department | Pratt | Pratt | (620) 672-5641 |
| Trinity Career Institute | Kansas City | Wyandotte | (913) 499-9320 |
| Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center | Olathe | Johnson | (913) 747-0264 |
| Vital Academy LLC | Kansas City | Wyandotte | (816) 278-8363 |
| We Care Online LLC | Wichita | Sedgwick | (888) 932-2501 |
| WSU Tech | Wichita | Sedgwick | (316) 677-1500 |
Tip: ask each program whether it also offers a home health aide add-on. For details, costs, and exam steps, see our Kansas CNA guide.
FAQ
Short answers to what people ask most.
Yes. A CNA enrolled in the 20-hour course can work as a trainee under a registered nurse, but must be certified within 90 days of starting the course.
Yes. Under K.A.R. 28-51-113, you must be a Kansas CNA in good standing, finish a state-approved 20-hour home health aide course, and pass the state test. You're then listed on the Kansas nurse aide registry.
The two most common routes are completing a 75-hour home health aide training and competency evaluation, or becoming a CNA. Federal rules count a CNA in good standing on the Kansas nurse aide registry as a qualified home health aide.
The median pay for home health and personal care aides in Kansas is $15.03 an hour, about $31,260 a year, based on the May 2025 federal wage survey. Kansas CNAs earn a median $18.27 an hour.
Yes, for Medicare and Medicaid home health agencies, if the CNA completed a state-approved program and is listed in good standing on the state nurse aide registry.
Yes. Federal rules require at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months for aides at Medicare and Medicaid agencies.