Registration Opens August 1

Students learn basic nursing assistant skills needed to work in a hospital, nursing home, or home health agency. Students prepare to take the Certified Nursing Assistant state certification exam for state certification. The exam is optional and can be taken up to one year after course completion. Students must have a reading level high enough to enable them to pass the class and take the state certification exam if they choose. Federal and State regulations mandate that students seeking certification must pass all course exams with 75 percent or higher. A 24-hour externship in a nursing home is a course requirement and 100 hours of training is required to receive certification. Attendance policies are rigidly enforced. Students must provide their own transportation to clinical facilities. Recommended for the Practical Nursing program and required for most nursing programs.