Course Catalog

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Certificate & Testing

The Nurse Aide training program prepares individuals to work in long-term care facilities and hospitals. Classes are offered face-to-face or hybrid (face-to-face and online). The goal of the program is for students to achieve a basic level of knowledge and acquire skills to provide safe, effective patient and resident care. Classes are offered several times a year at a variety of locations. The course includes 35 hours of classroom instruction, 20 hours of laboratory practice and 45 hours of clinical experience in a nursing home or long-term care facility.

10 Benefits of Certified Nurse Aide Training:

Short Training Period
Affordable Training
Exposure to Other Health Careers
Gain Experience for Future Career Development
Excellent Job Security
Work In your Preferred Setting
Fast-Paced Work Environment
Flexible Hours and Schedules

Nurse Aide Certificate - Theory & Clinical
Fee: $1,272.14
Dates: 6/29/2026 - 9/11/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 9:45 PM
Days: M F Sa
Sessions: 19
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH102
Instructor: Viktoriya Dodge, Michele Heimer

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. This class is already in session.

The Nurse Aide training program prepares individuals to work in long-term care facilities and hospitals. Classes are offered face-to-face or online with in-person labs. The goal of the program is for students to achieve a basic level of knowledge and acquire skills to provide safe, effective patient, and resident care. The Theory portion includes 35 hours of classroom instruction, 20 hours of laboratory practice and 45 hours of clinical experience in a long-term care facility. The training is designed to meet the training requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987(OBRA) for aides working in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities.

The class will run 6/29/26-9/7/26 from 4:30-9:45

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 7/23/2026 - 7/23/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH102
Instructor: Julie Kolker

THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below.

Registration closes on 7/21/26 at 12:00 noon. Your social security number is required for the direct care worker regisrty state database.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 7/31/2026 - 7/31/2026
Times: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH102
Instructor: Laurie Schwarck

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closes on 7/29/26 at 12:00 noon.Your social security number is required for the direct care worker regisrty state database.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 7/31/2026 - 7/31/2026
Times: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH102
Instructor: Samantha Elmore, Ruth Smillie, Da'Yona Johnson

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closes on 7/29/26 at 12 noon. Your social security number is required for the direct care worker regisrty state database.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 8/4/2026 - 8/4/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH101
Instructor: Barbara Godfrey, Ruth Smillie, Heather Kauffman

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closes 7/31/26 at 12:00 Noon. A Social Security number is required to register for this session and to be placed on the Direct Care Worker Registry.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test Session 23
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 8/4/2026 - 8/4/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH101
Instructor: Da'Yona Johnson

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closed 7/31/26 at 12 noon. Your Social Security number is required to register and to be entered into the Direct Care Worker Registry.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test Session 7
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 8/12/2026 - 8/12/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH101
Instructor: Julie Kolker

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closes on 8/10/2026 at 12:00 noon. A Social Security number is required for registration and to be entered into the Direct Care Worker registry

Nurse Aide Certificate - Theory & Clinical Workforce Academy Section 6
Fee: $1,272.14
Dates: 8/19/2026 - 12/16/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 17
Building: Hampton-Dumont-CAL High School
Room:
Instructor: Michele Heimer, Lillian Usher

The Nurse Aide training program prepares individuals to work in long-term care facilities and hospitals. Classes are offered face-to-face or online with in-person labs. The goal of the program is for students to achieve a basic level of knowledge and acquire skills to provide safe, effective patient, and resident care. The Theory portion includes 35 hours of classroom instruction, 20 hours of laboratory practice and 45 hours of clinical experience in a long-term care facility. The training is designed to meet the training requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987(OBRA) for aides working in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities.

Registration closes on 8/10/26 at 3:00 pm. The textbook and the work book is included in the tuition. Theory and lab will meet at the NIACC Career Center in Hampton from 5:00 pm-9:00 pm from 8/26/26-10/14/26. Clinical will meet from 3:00 pm -9:00 PM at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton from 10/21/26 - 12/16/26.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 8/20/2026 - 8/20/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH101
Instructor: Susan Boehnke, Ruth Smillie, Heather Kauffman

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closes on 8/18/2026 at 12 noon. A Social Security number is required to register and for your information to be entered into the Direct Care Worker registry.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 8/20/2026 - 8/20/2026
Times: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH101
Instructor: Julie Kolker

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closes 8/18/26 at 12:00 noon. A Social Security number is required for registration and to be placed on the Direct Care Worker Registry.

Nurse Aide Certificate - Theory & Clinical Workforce Academy Section 4
Fee: $1,272.14
Dates: 8/25/2026 - 12/3/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 20
Building: John V. Hanson Career Center (opens in new tab)
Room: 112
Instructor: Michele Heimer, Kylee Datema

The Nurse Aide training program prepares individuals to work in long-term care facilities and hospitals. Classes are offered face-to-face or online with in-person labs. The goal of the program is for students to achieve a basic level of knowledge and acquire skills to provide safe, effective patient, and resident care. The Theory portion includes 35 hours of classroom instruction, 20 hours of laboratory practice and 45 hours of clinical experience in a long-term care facility. The training is designed to meet the training requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987(OBRA) for aides working in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities.

The textbook and workbook are included in the tuition price. Registration closes on 8/14/26 at 3:00 pm. Theory & lab will meet from 5:15 pm-9:15 pm on Tuesdays from 9/1/26-10/20/26. Clinical will meet at the Concord Care Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 pm - 9:15 pm from 10/22/26-12/3/26.

Nurse Aide Skills State Competency Test
Fee: $125.00
Dates: 8/28/2026 - 8/28/2026
Times: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 1
Building: NIACC McAllister Hall (opens in new tab)
Room: MH101
Instructor: Vickie Brown, Shari Dunn, Ruth Smillie

The Nurse Aid Skills Exam is the skills demonstration portion of the CNA State Exam Process. The test will consist of 5-7 skills taken from a list of 31 skills included in the nurse aide course. You will have 45 minutes to complete the test. A score of 70% or higher is required to be successful and to be eligible for the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry. Registry placement in Iowa also requires 70% or greater on the CNA Knowledge Exam. (Both tests are required and taken separately.) Registration must include SSN. Students must bring a valid photo ID to testing. The student must arrive by the beginning time to be eligible to test.

Registration closes on 8/26/26 at 12:00 noon. Your social security number is required for the direct care worker regisrty state database.

Nurse Aide Certificate - Theory & Clinical Workforce Academy Section 08
Fee: $1,272.14
Dates: 9/1/2026 - 1/5/2027
Times: 1:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 19
Building: Charles City - NIACC Career Center (opens in new tab)
Room: 128
Instructor: Michele Heimer, Amy Joslin

The Nurse Aide training program prepares individuals to work in long-term care facilities and hospitals. Classes are offered face-to-face or online with in-person labs. The goal of the program is for students to achieve a basic level of knowledge and acquire skills to provide safe, effective patient, and resident care. The Theory portion includes 35 hours of classroom instruction, 20 hours of laboratory practice and 45 hours of clinical experience in a long-term care facility. The training is designed to meet the training requirements of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987(OBRA) for aides working in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities.

Registration closes on August 27th at 12 noon. The text book and work book are included in the cost of the course. Theory and lab will meet at the from 6:00 PM - 9:45 PM at Charles City Career Center from 9/8/26 - 10/27/26. Clinical will meet at the Chautauqua Guest Home 11th Street from 6:00 pm - 9:15 PM on Tuesdays and 7:00 AM - 12:15 PM on Saturdays from 10/31/26 -12/5/26.

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