Certified Nurse Aide

About this Course

This 6-week accelerated 111-hour course, prepares students to work in long-term-care-nursing facilities, hospitals, assisted living facilities, and home care. The course includes 39 hours of classroom instruction, combined with 72 hours of practical hands-on training in the laboratory and clinical setting, which enables the student to deliver all aspects of personal care to patients. Students will have an opportunity to train in clinical settings within the community. Students learn about the physical and emotional changes related to aging. This course has been approved by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Students will be given both the State written and clinical exams at NCC at no additional cost. In addition to C.N.A. certification, students will receive Red Cross Adult CPR Certification, valid for two years.

Entrance Requirements:

In order to participate in off-site clinicals, students must be fully Covid vaccinated 14 days prior to the first day of off-site clinical.
Students must register for a clinical assignment at the time of C.N.A. registration. Students must attend all clinical sessions. This is a time-intensive course; please plan accordingly.
Students are required to have a medical exam to meet state requirements to work in a health care facility and must be submitted by the first class. Health forms are online at: http://norwalk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Medical-Forms-for-Clinicals.pdf
Required Materials:
NCC approved wine-colored scrub top and pants, plain white non-canvas shoes with non-skid soles
NCC name tag (purchased in the NCC bookstore)
A watch with a second sweep hand
Textbook and workbook

*Note: For CRN 5101, class will meet on campus 9/12, 9/14, 10/27, 10/28. The remaining lectures will be online. Students must register for CNA clinical CRN 5419

*Note: For CRN 7819, class will meet on campus 10/31, 11/2, 12/21 The remaining lectures will be online. Students must register for CNA Clinical CRN 8049

**For Payment Plan information, please contact Continuing Education at 203 857-7080 or NK-Continuinged@norwalk.edu

Tuition includes Transportation Fee.

Co-Requisites

C.N.A. clinical: Students also register for CNA clincal

The total cost of Connecticut Statewide Healthcare Industry Pathways is $6.9M. $3.4M (49%) is funded through a U.S. Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration grant and another $3.5M (51%) is committed through non-federal state and local resources.
USDOL funding is available for eligible C.N.A. students. For more information, please contact Continuing Education at 203 857-7080 or NK-continuing-ed@norwalk.edu

SNAP Employment and Training Scholarships are available to eligible SNAP recipients to obtain training and additional skills. For more information, please contact Jenine Carlson, Coordinator, SNAP Employment and Training Program at jcarlson@norwalk.edu or 203-857-7059.