What We Offer:

● 78 hours of classroom and lab

experience

● 40 hours of hands on clinical

training in a long-term care

facility *Clinical will be

modified in with state

regulations accordance

state testing

What is the Certified Nurse Aide

Program?

The Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

program is a basic course to begin a

career in the healthcare industry. The

courses are designed to provide students

with the knowledge and skills needed to

assist patients with the essential activities

What are the prerequisites for the

Certified Nurse Aide program? The

student must have the ability to speak,

read, and write English well enough to

understand course content and

communicate effectively with patients.

Students, who are unsure if they will

meet this requirement, may request an

interview with the program coordinator.

Interested students must also have a

What is the schedule for the

evenings. The classes are held at the

Highland, Riverside, and Round Rock

campuses. The clinical training is held

at long term care facilities in Austin,

Round Rock, and Georgetown

surrounding areas. To access the current

list of available classes, follow the link

below:

http://continue.austincc.edu/nurseai

de Scroll to the bottom of the page.

note: You must take the classroom

portion and clinical portion that has

matching three digits at the end. This

is called the section number. Ex.

NURA 1001-100 must be taken

with NURA 1060-100

How do you apply to the

Certified Nurse Aide program?

You must submit the first 3

email to our Advising Specialist

at: aida.lasanta@austincc.edu

completed the checklist. This step

merely gets you on the “radar” of the

application specialist. Once done,

continue to complete all of the steps

on the application checklist as

directed.

Austin Community College has

adopted the services of a company

called Castle Branch. You will find

very specific information and

application process, you will be

notified by the application specialist

that you are clear to register for the

class and its corresponding clinical

rotation.

Do you have to attend class/ Are

classes offered online? It is

mandatory that you attend class each

day it is offered. If you do not attend

100 hours, as required by the state,

transcribed to the appropriate ACC

form by your healthcare provider,

then uploaded to your Castle Branch

account. These forms are included in the

application packet. DO NOT

scan your actual records. Pay close

attention to the Tuberculosis (TB)

Screening requirement and its step by

step process. If you start with option “A”,

you will be required to visit your

course? Students need to wear/bring

the following to each class purple

scrubs, closed toed shoes, a watch with

a second hand, and textbooks.

Recommended: Blood pressure cuff

supplies may be purchased at:

Walmart.com (Scrubstar brand)

Eggplant Color.

Textbooks can be found at

the following link: https://

austin.bncollege.com

portion of the program. There is

also a $30 cost to set up an

account with Castle Branch and

approx. $60 for the background

check

There is an additional cost of

$125.00 to sit for the Texas Nurse

this is a separate expense and is NOT

paid to ACC.

https://www.prometric.com/sites/ defa

ult/files/2020-09/TXCNA%20CIB%20-

%20090120.pdf

The cost of immunizations and visits to

healthcare providers will vary for every