Medication aide training in Coeur d'Alene & North Idaho
2 programs open to the public. Each shows its length, cost and format as the school publishes them, what backs it, and a link to enroll. 6 open med tech jobs in Idaho on the board now.
Who approves these programs
Who approves these: In Idaho assisted living, staff who help residents with medications must finish a medication assistance course from one of Idaho's community colleges or a curriculum the Department of Health and Welfare approves, and a facility nurse must delegate the task to each of them (IDAPA 16.03.22.645). Idaho's Board of Nursing also certifies medication assistants (MA-C): a registered nursing assistant who trains on the national model curriculum and passes the national medication aide exam (Idaho Code 54-1406A). We found no MA-C program in North Idaho. Source: IDAPA 16.03.22.645.
Unless a card says otherwise: Idaho's assisted living rule accepts a medication assistance course from an Idaho community college (IDAPA 16.03.22.645); NIC says the course meets IDAPA 16.03.19.402.01.
Checked Sep 29, 2026 against NIC's Fall 2026 Workforce Training Center catalog (LC State's course pages couldn't be read here). Dates, costs and approvals change: confirm with the program before you pay. A listing isn't an endorsement, and schools don't pay to be listed here.
Programs open to the public
In alphabetical order by school.
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North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Assistance with Medications (HP-59-0001)
- Where
- Post Falls, ID
- How it's taught
- In person (class dates, times and locations vary)
- Length
- 2 sessions
- Cost
- $85 (Fall 2026 NIC Workforce Training Center catalog)
For unlicensed staff who give medications (pills, creams, drops, inhaled and tube medications). Taught by licensed nurses; ask NIC for dates and places.
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North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Assistance with Medications Online (HP-59-0273)
- Where
- Post Falls, ID
- How it's taught
- Online (start anytime)
- Length
- Ask the school
- Cost
- $85 (Fall 2026 NIC Workforce Training Center catalog)
The same content as the in-person class. NIC lists licensed nurses and an approved site administrator as instructors.
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