Richland Home Care Aides can qualify for the NA-C exam through a 40-hour, $800 bridge in Federal Way, in one weekday week or about 2.5 weekends, and come home eligible for Kadlec and skilled nursing rates of about $22.32/hr, approximate.
Richland has the Tri-Cities' largest hospital, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, plus Lourdes Counseling Center, skilled nursing, and adult family homes. Indeed's August 2026 Richland average is about $22.32/hr, highest of the three cities.
Richland is the one Tri-City with a college CNA program in town: Columbia Basin College's Health Science Center on Northgate Drive. Compare it with facility training and the 4-week, $1,100 course in Federal Way about 230 miles west.