This course teaches basic nursing skills, such as taking vital signs and assisting residents with tasks such as dressing, bathing, eating, and walking.

Nurse Aides work in nursing homes, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities.

Must possess a current, government-issued photo identification card (driver’s license, passport, etc.)

There is no age restriction for CNA.

This is a part-time course that consists of 90 hours

Theory/Didactic: 45 hours

Skills Lab: 20 hours

Clinicals: 25 hours

Private pay (non-sponsored student) balances must be paid in full prior to the course start date. A non-refundable registration fee deposit is due at the time of enrollment to hold your spot in the enrolled course schedule. That deposit is applied to your course price. Deposits paid for an enrollment in a course schedule are not refundable and not transferrable to any other course or course schedule. If you do not attend the enrolled course schedule, you cannot move this deposit to a new schedule.

Students sponsored by one of our community partners: DCF, Workforce, City of Wichita, Facility sponsors, or other funding sources are exempt from this. Each sponsor will be invoiced accordingly. Students will be given the opportunity to select this payment type when completing the online enrollment form.

Total Course Price: $819

Course Price Includes:

State Exam Fee for first attempt
State Application Fee
Electronic Textbook
One t-shirt

We work with several community partners to help students find financial assistance.

Dept. of Children and Families (DCF)
- If you already receive other benefits then you may qualify for tuition assistance. Contact your case worker if you already have one.
WSCCAP - Wichita Sedgwick County Community Action Partnership Grant
- Available to Sedgwick County Residents
- Call 316-462-3775 to see if you qualify

Follow this link to view our financial assistance webpage.

Once you’ve passed the CNA state exam, you will be added to the Kansas Nurse Aide Registry. This is where you and your employer will check your status as a CNA.

www.ksnurseaidregistry.org

Below is a list of “Prohibited Offenses” that may keep you from working as a CNA in certain settings. For more information, contact KDADS at KDADS.CRCStaff@ks.gov.

Click to view: PROHIBITED OFFENSES

Your skills classes will be held at:

Allied Health Career Training

1217 W Douglas Ave

Wichita, KS 67213

Click to view: MAP LINK