The MedStar Academy in Peoria offers a state-approved CNA program and is also an approved State Board of Arizona License Exam site. The school's "one fee" program includes textbook, uniform, gait belt, CPR certification and fee for the state exam. MedStar accommodates a wide range of students with day, evening and weekend class times. MedStar instructors average more than 30 years of experience in the field. Students learn through both class work and clinical experience, and MedStar has a student study room with computers.
MedStar Academy
Copper Sky Professional Plaza
8282 W. Cactus Rd., Ste. E-144
Peoria, AZ 85381
623-773-9000
medstarcnaschool.com
PIMA Medical Institute offers a Nursing Assistant program at its East Valley and Mesa campus locations. The five- to six-week program offers courses in health care and nursing arts and a 40-hour externship. Students learn communication skills as well as safety and emergency procedures, infection control, basic nursing skills and personal care skills. PIMA notes that the benefits of being a nursing assistant include job security and flexible work hours.
PIMA--East Valley Campus
2160 S. Power Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85209
PIMA--Mesa Campus
957 S. Dobson Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85202
800-477-7462
pmi.edu
Coconino Community College, in Flagstaff, offers a two-part Certified Nursing Assistant program. Students enroll in a four-credit CNA course that covers material that a nursing assistant would need to know in both acute and long-term care settings. The subjects include nutrition, emergency care, medical terminology, ethics and principles of communication. Students must pass the class with a "B" grade or better. The second part of the training program is 40 hours of clinical experience. These training hours are interspersed throughout the semester. Before beginning the program, students must have American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR certification.
Coconino Community College
2800 S. Lone Tree Rd.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
800-350-7122
coconino.edu