Offered as part of its adult education courses, classes for a CNA will teach students how to care for injured and disabled patients in any sort of medical setting--from hospitals to state centers to nursing homes. Classes, which are held at two different local care facilities, run three days a week for nine weeks. The cost is $945.
Piedmont Virginia Community College
501 College Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 977-3900
pvcc.edu/
If you're interested in getting paid while you learn to become a CNA, Trinity Mission Health and Rehab offers a five-week program. As long as you pass a background check, you have the opportunity to be hired as an employee, working Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. During that time, you get on-the-job CNA training. When the training is complete, there's no need to look for a job. You already have one.
Trinity Mission Health and Rehab
1150 Northwest Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 202-5708
trinitymissionhealthandrehab.com/
Mixing hands-on work with class work, the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center CNA course involves two classroom nights each week and one night for clinical, hands-on work. For that reason, the school requires that students provide a current tuberculosis test and fill out a criminal history form. In addition to standard patient care, other topics that are covered include safety, legal issues and nutrition. The CNA course includes 20 to 22 classes for $595.
Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center
1000 East Rio Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
(434) 973-4461
catec.org/main.cfm?action=e_course&nav=nav_adult