Credential(s) Offered
Industry certification, IHE Certificate of Completion, Employment, Measurable Skill Gain Leading to a Credential, Measurable Skill Gain Leading to Employment
Method of Delivery
In Person
When offered
Daytime Hours
Instructional Program (CIP)
Description
The UA-PTC Adult Education and Allied Health Nursing Assistant program is offered to meet industry demand. The program focuses on safe and effective student performance in a health-care setting. Emphasis is placed on specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to the Nursing Assistant duties as well as concepts pertaining to the psychosocial aspects of care giving. Participants engage in classroom theory hours related to the care of the patient, skills lab hours practicing specific skills of bed making, patient bathing, hygiene techniques, body mechanics, etc., and clinical hours in a long-term care setting providing hands-on care to the residents. Graduates are eligible to take the practical and computerized examinations that lead to Arkansas State Certification as a Nursing Assistant (CNA). The program consists of 80 classroom and 16 clinical hours. This program is approved by the Arkansas Division of Higher Education and the Office of Long-Term Care.
Details
Program Length (Weeks)
8
Hours
96
Entrance Requirements
None
School
U of A Pulaski Technical College Adult Education
WIOA Approved Program
Yes
Curriculum Competency Based
Theory related to the care of the patients
Training Location(s)
3000 W Scenic Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Local WIB
5010 - Central
Name of Credential
Certified Nursing Assistant
Type of financial aid offered or have access to
Courses are paid for through grant funding awarded to the UA-PTC Adult Education program by the Arkansas State Office of Adult Education and other outside sources (i.e. Dollar General Grant, WAGE Scholarships, etc.).
Refund Policy
Students are required to sign a reimbursement agreement in which all grant funds used to pay for training could be returned to the program if requirements are not met (i.e. non-course completion without notification or authorization).
Is the proposed curriculum currently certified by an accrediting agency or similar national standardization program?
Yes - AR Division of Higher Education and the Office of Long-Term Care
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for women?
No
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for men?
No
Cost Items
Books (Estimated)
$61.00 Books- $61
Testing/Exam Fees
$125.00 National Certification Exam (NHA)- $125
In-State Tuition
$1,700.00 8 week course - $1700
Other Fees
$189.00 Background and Drug Test- $94 TB Skin Test- $25 Uniforms- $70
Supplies/Materials/Hand Tools (not included in tuition)
$35.00 Laboratory Kit- $35
Total In-State Program Cost
$2,110.00
