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Nursing Assistant Course
Nursing Assistant Course

Financial Assistance

This course is approved under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) allowing qualifying participants to receive tuition reimbursement. To determine your eligibility status, please contact your local CareerForce center.

Please note that courses offered through Continuing Education and Customized Training are not Financial Aid eligible; however, as noted above, you may seek funding or assistance from an outside source such as a Government Program, Workforce Agency, Employment Center or Employer.

Our Non Credit Programs are not eligible for financial aid for more information about a student loan go to
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Important: The class you are registering for must meet the requirements for cohort size in order for it to run.  In the event of very low enrollment and when no other resource is available, the class will be canceled or rescheduled to a later date. You will be notified through email of such change.


Cancellation Policy:
If you need to withdraw from a class and you notify us at least three business days before the class starts, you will receive a credit or refund of the course fee.  Please notify Meriem Aman via email at: meriem.aman@dctc.edu for cancelations.  
No refunds or transfers allowed if you notify us less than three business days before the class starts.
Your Charge for this class will appear on your credit card statement as Minnesota State Colleges.

Campus Closures

The primary concern is with the safety of students and employees. This includes traveling conditions, safety of students and employees taking public transportation, and the colleges’ capacity to ensure parking lots and sidewalks are safe to navigate. Secondary concerns include anticipated disruptions to student learning and to planned campus events.

Students may receive communication via Email

Check Websites www.dctc.edu and www.inverhills.edu

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Introduces concepts of basic human needs, health/illness continuum, and basic nursing skills in long-term care and/or home care environments. Instruction consists of a classroom or online setting, and skills labs.
Skills are taught in a simulated laboratory setting utilizing demonstration and role-playing.

Course format: Generally our courses are Hybrid  - this course will have a combination of required in person classroom/lab days and online work.  Please see course description of the class you are registering for. The course meets the objectives of the federal and state statutory requirements for nursing assistant training.

Prerequisites

* Please refer to the class description of the course for any additional prerequisites that may not be included below*
  • 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 attend mandatory class sessions.
  • Must complete and pass a knowledge test and a skills test to be added to the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry.  Nursing Assistant testing is not included with the cost of the Nursing Assistant course unless otherwise specified.
  • For hybrid courses, applicants must provide their own computer and internet access to participate in online courses.
  • Students should be fluent English speakers
  • Students must be a minium of 16 years of age to register
Our Non Credit Programs are not eligible for financial aid for
more information about a student loan go to
https://www.salliemae.com/student-loans/
 
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Certified Nursing Assistant - Course - #: HLTH  ID: 1349  Section: 02
Start Date: 6/2/2025
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Contact Hours: 75
Final Grade: Nursing Assistant Class only no clinical
Sessions: 8
Age: 16 and up
Location: DCTC Main Building - 1-310
Instructor: Kay McNamara
Dakota County Technical College
$1,065.00 plus options
Location(s):
1-310

Instructor(s):
McNamara, Kay
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Important: The class you are registering for must meet the requirements for cohort size in order for it to run.  In the event of very low enrollment and when no other resource is available, the class will be canceled or rescheduled to a later date. You will be notified through email of such change. Cancelation Policy: If you need to withdraw from a class and you notify us at least three business days (Five business days notice is needed for Transportation and Public Safety cancelations, and seven business days notice is needed for SHRM cancelations) before the class starts, you will receive a credit or refund of the course fee.  For SHRM cancelations, if you have already received your course materials, those would need to be returned (unopened) or would be reduced from the amount of your refund.   Please contact the following representatives for cancelations:

  • For Healthcare Cancelations, please notify Meriem Aman via email at: meriem.aman@dctc.edu
  • For Transportation Cancelations, please notify Jim Unger via email at: jim.unger@dctc.edu
  • For Steam and Hot Water Boiler, SHRM, Class A,  Cancelations, please notify Chris Hinrichs via email at: chris.hinrichs@dctc.edu
  • For all other classes and programs , please notify Gina Zimmer via email at: Gina.zimmer@dctc.edu

No refunds or transfers allowed if you notify us less than three business days before the class starts, five days notice needed for Transportation and Public Safety, seven days notice needed for SHRM.
Your Charge for this class will appear on your credit card statement as Minnesota State Colleges.

Campus Closures

The primary concern is with the safety of students and employees. This includes traveling conditions, safety of students and employees taking public transportation, and the colleges’ capacity to ensure parking lots and sidewalks are safe to navigate. Secondary concerns include anticipated disruptions to student learning and to planned campus events.

Students may receive communication via Email

Check Websites www.dctc.edu and www.inverhills.edu

Check Local media