Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Training

CENTRAL

COLEMAN

NORTHEAST

NORTHWEST

CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE (CNA) TRAINING

Houston Community College Southeast is a state approved site for Certified Nurse Aide (C.N.A.) Training. The classes are based on the official state curriculum and teach the skills, knowledge, and abilities essential to provide basic care to residents of long-term care facilities. Upon completion of the C.N.A. Training Classes, students are eligible to take the State of Texas Certification Examination. Upon passing the exam, students’ names are added to the Certified Nurse Aide State Registry. The Houston Community College Southeast cumulative pass rate for the state certification examination is 98.2 percent.

HCC Southeast established the Certified Nurse Aide Training Classes in 1986 in response to the community’s need for increased numbers of Certified Nurse Aides in area health care facilities and to help meet the state requirement for certification of these workers. CNA classes are also offered at the Southwest and the Northwest Colleges. Information about classes at these sites can be found on their web pages."

Curriculum Overview
Orientation Sessions
Financial Assistance
Certification Exam
Faculty and Clinical Facilities
Course Description
Contact Us
FAQs

Curriculum Overview

HCC-SE Certified Nurse Aide Training teaches the skills, knowledge, and abilities to provide basic care to residents of long-term care facilities. Students learn about residents’ rights, communication, observation, reporting and assisting residents in maintaining basic comfort and safety. Students also learn about the theory, concepts, and skills involved in using specialized materials, equipment, procedures, regulations, laws and interactions within and among social systems within the nurse aide occupation.

Orientation Sessions

Students are required to attend one Orientation Session. Each session includes information about training costs, class requirements and expectations, and start dates. Call 713-718-7580 for details regarding the sessions.

Financial Assistance

The standard college financial assistance such as Pell Grants is not available for this short course, but students may contact the nearest Worksource Office to check on grant eligibility. Students are also encouraged to ask their current employers about possible tuition assistance. The college does not offer a payment plan. Students are required to pay for each class in full at the time of enrollment.

Certification Exam

Upon completion of the two training classes, students will be eligible to take the State Certification Exam ($76 or $89 for the test in Spanish). Students must have a current Texas Drivers’ License or Texas ID plus Social Security Card or other U.S. Government issued ID. Copies of these documents must accompany the application (supplied by college), money order, certified check, or other official payment method which the program director will send to NACES (Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Service) near the end of training. The state requires a minimum of two weeks after the end of training before scheduling of test dates.

Faculty and Clinical Facilities

Registered and Licensed Vocational Nurses provide classroom instruction and supervise clinical practice. Houston Community College Southeast maintains affiliation agreements with five area facilities: St. Dominic Village Nursing Home, Courtyard Convalescent Center, Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Mission Care Center. Houston Community College Southeast has provided C.N.A. Training on site at Texas Children’s Hospital, Hermann Memorial Hospital, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and M.D. Anderson Hospital.

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