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Certified Nursing Assistant

Your Certified Nursing Assistant Career Is Waiting For You!

Jumpstart your healthcare career with Valpo’s accelerated CNA program. Learn vital clinical skills, earn certification, and step into a high-demand, meaningful job—all with hands-on training, no tuition costs, and immediate job placement.

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Certified Nursing Assistant
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Certified Nursing Assistant Program Benefits

Hire – by institution
Partner offers full-time pay and benefits, free tuition and materials, and after the program, a new career with unlimited growth potential. That’s a job offer that will fasttrack filling your vacancies. Get ready to onboard, and we’ll get ready to educate.

Develop – by Valpo
The CNA program can be four to eight weeks depending on your needs, and we are ready to help you fill your vacancies. We realize that sometimes this presents as many challenges as it solves. Talk to us about how we can help.

Deploy – by both partners
Learners are in the classroom with us to learn their 21 skills for the first few weeks and then participants work at clinical partner sites job shadowing, putting learning into practice, and gaining critical insights into job function and role.

Upskill – by Valpo
Boot camps determined by institutions for skill gaps at any career stage will foster professional growth, engagement and morale, and increase competence that impacts patient services.

Full-Time Pay + Benefits

Competitive starting hourly rate plus medical, dental, vision insurance, and more.

Free Tuition + Materials

The healthcare partner is paying for you to go back to school.

Hands-On Learning

State-of-the-art simulation labs and clinical training provide active, real-world learning.

Immediate Job Placement

You’ll immediately be placed within one of the healthcare facilities we partner with for this program.

Career Advancement Options

Earning your CNA certification is your first step toward increased earning and growth potential.

Helping You Reach Your Goals

A Fast Track To Your Career In Healthcare

Valparaiso University and our healthcare partners are investing in you and your community with a certified nursing assistant career accelerator program. This unique program provides a fully paid fast track to educate, certify, and employ certified nursing assistants (CNAs).

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Certified Nursing Assistant?

A CNA uses skills to assist nurses in the care of patients across a wide variety of
healthcare settings, and provides basic bedside care such as eating, dressing, and bathing.

What do CNAs Learn?

Classes cover basic patient care, infection control, nutrition, anatomy, communications and documentation, safety and emergency procedures, and patient rights. They also receive hands-on training in performing basic nursing tasks, such as taking vital signs, moving patients, and providing personal care.

What do CNAs Do?

CNAs provide direct care to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care. As a vital part of a larger care team, certified nursing assistants help patients with a wide range of basic needs, including eating, bathing, grooming, mobility, and more.

Who Can Apply?

Anyone with a high school diploma or GED can apply.

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