CNA Community College Programs
Iowa’s community colleges offer certified nursing assistant (CNA) training programs several times a year in a variety of locations across the state.
About These Programs
These programs prepare students to work in a nursing home, home health care agency or group home and/or hospital. Details of the programs include:
- The first 45 hours of the course are held in a classroom/lab. The remaining 30 hours of clinical will be in a nursing home.
- Participants give patient care under the supervision of an instructor.
- At the end of this course, participants take the Direct Care Worker registry written and skills exam to be eligible for employment.
- The Nurse Aide courses are offered for college credit and are prerequisites to the nursing program. After successful completion of the Nurse Aide 75-hour course, the student would then be eligible to take the Advanced Nurse Aide 75-hour course.
For More Information
To learn more, contact the community college nearest you.
- Des Moines Area Community College
- Eastern Iowa Community College
- Hawkeye Community College
- Indian Hills Community College
- Iowa Central Community College
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Iowa Valley Community College
- Iowa Western Community College
- Kirkwood Community College
- Northeast Iowa Community College
- Northern Iowa Area Community College
- Northwest Iowa Community College
- Southeastern Community College
- Southwestern Community College
- Western Iowa Tech