Certified Nursing Assistant

(6 week course / 3 nights per week)

Admission criteria: Current valid TN certification as a Nursing Assistant. HS Diploma or GED. Clean background, sex offender, and abuse registry record.

First class course starts March 28, 2016. Must register and pay deposit of $450 by March 21. Students may make weekly or biweekly payments with balance to be paid in full by week 5 of class. Failure to pay tuition in full by deadline will bar the student from final examination and course completion. This program is not eligible for scholarship. However, financing may be obtained from our lending partner, First Metropolitan Financial at 7237 Winchester Rd.

PCT additional class dates TBD upon completion of pilot class


Fee Sheet and Course Description
1. Registration Fee (Non-refundable) $35.00
2. Textbooks $170.00
3. Equipment Kit $180.00
4. Tuition $1150.00
5. NHA PCT certification (NOT INCLUDED) $149.00
6. NHA EKG certification (NOT INCLUDED) $105.00
7. NHA Phlebotomist certification (NOT INCLUDED) $105.00

Required down-payment $450.00


The Patient Care Technician (PCT) job description includes working under the supervision of nursing or medical staff to provide basic patient care. Patient Care Technicians perform clinical skills such as blood collection, EKGs, catheterization, recording vital signs etc.
PCT's check in patients, get patient histories, check vital signs, setup charts, coordinate test procedures, assist patient before medical procedures, change bandages. Other tasks include moving patients, keeping medical supplies fully in stock and ready for use.


This program introduces C.N.A.s to more advanced nursing and clinical skills. Students will learn and demonstrate these skills, which include :

» Venipuncture & EKG 
» Clinical Laboratory Procedures
» Catheterization
» Patient Assessment
» Office Procedures
» Use of Medical Terminology


This course is accelerated and will require that students read and study material beyond the classroom setting. The student must also complete externship hours. This course is designed to prepare you for the NHA examination that will certify for your healthcare experience in a medical setting. Although the course prepares you for THREE certifications in one class, it is not required that the student sit for all 3 exams though recommended.

The course price doesn’t include the fee for NHA testing. Upon completion of course you will be able to register online by creating your NHA profile. The candidate will be responsible for making the payment online once administration has opened the test date for registration. Currently we are only offering paper and pencil testing at this facility. Therefore after completing the national certification exam, we ask that you allow us 7 working days from the date that the exam was received by NHA for scoring results. However if we receive confirmation that exams have been processed and scored we will contact you expeditiously with those results.