Nurse Assistant (CNA)

The Nurse Assistant course prepares you to take the Nurse Assistant certification examination. The course will prepare you to give basic nursing care in health care facilities. Instruction includes both classroom and clinical training with an emphasis on the philosophy of nursing, patient care procedures, safety, infection control, rehabilitative patient care, and communication within the healthcare team.  Students must meet the minimum training hours in theory and clinical instruction. The course meets the requirements of the California Department of Public Health for employment in long-term health care facilities.

Home Health Aide (HHA)

The Home Health Aide course prepares the Certified Nurse Assistant to become a Certified Home Health Aide. This course allows the home health aide to function as an entry-level worker on a health care team in a home health agency. Instruction includes both classroom and clinical training with an emphasis on the role of the home health aide, personal care service, nutrition, and care task in the home setting.  Students must meet minimum training hours in theory and clinical instruction.  The course meets the requirements of the California Department of Public Health.  

 

Duration	18 weeks
Class Schedule	Monday - Thursday, 5:00 - 8:15 PM
Cost	$700 + Fingerprinting and Home Health Aide textbook
Registration, Orientation, and Placement Testing	Orientation and placement testing dates for the Fall 2024  session will be posted in June 2024*  *Please check back in the first week of June for exact dates.
Prerequisites	Placement Exam - reading comprehension *see below for placement exam registration dates and information
Location	5246 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Lynwood, CA 90262 *Student parking is available on site.
Upcoming Sessions	FALL 2024

 

**Due to the limited size of the class, there is a selection process in order to enroll in the Nurse Assistant program.  All prospective students must take a placement exam. Students who successfully pass the entrance exam will be notified by mail.

2024 - 2025 School Year Placement Testing and Class Start Schedule

You must REGISTER for an Orientation and Placement Test session.

You may only register for ONE testing session.

Only REGISTERED test candidates will be admitted to the Orientation and Placement Test session.

Term	Placement Testing Dates	Class Start Date
Fall 2024	TBD TBD	August 2024 5:00 PM
Spring 2025	TBD TBD	February 2025 5:00 PM

 

Please note: This schedule is subject to change.

What to Bring on Test Day:

• Testing Fee $5.00 in cash (if you didn’t pay online)
• Government Issued Identification
• #2 Pencil
• Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (see sample image below)

Resources:

Click here to read the summary guide about Nurse Assistants on the State of California's Employment Development Department's website.

Click here to read more about Nurse Assistants on the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook website.

UPDATED: 04/24/2024; SR