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Nursing Assistant Training
Nursing Assistant Training

Next Generation Nursing Assistant
Train. Test. Work.

Your healthcare career starts here! This Nursing Assistant course is approved by the Minnesota Department of Health. Learn basic nursing skills including how to take vital signs, provide personal cares and mobility assistance. Become prepared to work in nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living facilities and home care agencies. Be guided by a team of registered nurses who care about your success!

This self-paced course includes an online D2L component and required on-campus lab sessions. Access to the internet and a computer is required.

Students who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate of completion and be eligible to take the Nursing Assistant Competency Evaluation to be placed on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry.


Space is limited and the course will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Students interested in this course should add the class to your cart and check out. You will be placed in an approval queue and college staff will reach out to you if there are still openings.

Program Eligibility:

  • Must be a resident of Minnesota, over the age of 16, and able to work in the United States.

  • Must be interested in and plan accepting a position in long-term care upon completion of the program. People who are not able or do not want to work immediately should wait until they are or choose another training program.

  • Must be in good physical condition. Nursing assistants frequently move patients and have other physically demanding tasks, such as bathing, grooming, toileting, walking, exercising, and feeding patients.

  • Must be able to pass a Department of Human Services background study.

  • Must complete the vaccine and tuberculosis testing requirements of their employer.

  • Must attend mandatory orientation, all class sessions, and testing.

  • Must complete and pass a knowledge test and a skills test to be added to the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry and seek employment.

  • For hybrid courses, applicants must provide their own computer and internet access to participate in online courses.

Student Enrollment Options

  1. This course is included in the Next Generation Nursing Assistant – Train. Test. Work. initiative. For accepted Next Generation Nursing Assistant – Train. Test. Work. students, this course and registry testing are available tuition-free thanks to State of Minnesota funding to help with the nursing assistant workforce shortage. Participants are required to work as a nursing assistant after training completion. 
  2. Individuals currently employed in long-term care and individuals not planning on working as a nursing assistant may also take this non-credit course for $900. 

For questions, contact Seth Flatten (507-703-6165, seth.flatten@southeastmn.edu).

If an employer/agency is paying for the training, complete and email the Continuing Education Registration Form to registerme@southeastmn.edu.

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Start Date: 4/11/2024
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Contact Hours: 75
Sessions: 16
Age: 16+ by the end of class
Location: TBD
Instructor: Melissa Rabehl
Minnesota State College Southeast
NGNA - Lab Group 1: $0.00 each

NGNA - Lab Group 2: $0.00 each

NGNA - Lab Group 3: $0.00 each
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Instructor(s):
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Start Date: 5/23/2024
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Contact Hours: 75
Sessions: 20
Age: 16+ by the end of class
Location: TBD
Instructor: Melissa Rabehl
Minnesota State College Southeast
NGNA - Lab Group 1: $0.00 each

NGNA - Lab Group 2: $0.00 each
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Instructor(s):
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Start Date: 4/8/2024
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Contact Hours: 75
Sessions: 20
Age: 16+ by the end of class
Location: TBD
Instructor: Sandra VerBout
Minnesota State College Southeast
Lab Group 1: $0.00 each

Lab Group 2: $0.00 each
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Instructor(s):
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