Health Career Pathways Program Description

Make a Difference

Caring for others is a calling as well as a challenge. HCP can start you on your pathway to a new health career.

Whether you are a beginner, an experienced nurse aide, or working toward a degree in a healthcare profession, this course may be for you.

What Is a CNA?

A CNA is a state-certified direct care worker who is eligible to work in a variety of settings including:​

  • skilled care facilities (nursing homes)
  • assisted living
  • home health care
  • hospitals (PCA)
  • rehabilitation
  • hospice
  • memory care

Requirements for Registration

  • Reading at 9th-grade level
  • Math skills at 6th-grade level
  • Negative TB test or chest x-ray within one year prior to class
  • Criminal background check
  • 100% mandatory attendance
  • Timely completion of assignments
  • Minimum score of 75% on all homework and tests

Health Career Pathways Program Description

Our licensed nurse aide training is an 81-hour course meeting all the requirements of the State of Michigan Nurse Aide Training.

The class is a combination of classroom, laboratory, and clinical training.

In-Person 13-Day Accelerated Training

We encourage students to join our training who are interested in learning how to provide compassionate and comprehensive care to those who need partial or total assistance.

Our 81-hour State of Michigan licensed program introduces students to basic physical care, body systems, age-related changes, infection prevention, disease processes, medical terminology, and more.

Academic training is presented through lectures, homework, and tests. Skills are demonstrated by the instructors. You will practice the skills and be evaluated by the instructors.

The clinical experience is completed in three days in a local nursing home where you will provide direct patient care under the supervision of instructors.

What Is a CNA?

A CNA is a state-certified direct care worker who is eligible to work in a variety of settings including:​

  • skilled care facilities (nursing homes)
  • assisted living
  • home health care
  • hospitals (PCA)
  • rehabilitation
  • hospice
  • memory care

Knowledge Content

Daily activities includes:

  • daily lecture
  • daily lab skills
  • three tests
  • two homework assignments
  • eight worksheets

Academic content includes:

  • body systems
  • communication skills
  • ethical / legal issues
  • abuse information
  • human needs / diversity
  • infection prevention
  • age-related changes
  • disease processes
  • safety / body mechanics
  • rehabilitation / restorative care
  • dementia / Alzheimer’s disease
  • emergency response
  • medical terminology
  • nutrition
  • personal care
  • Headmaster TMU

Lab Skills

In-Person Instructor demonstration includes:

  • handwashing
  • shampooing
  • shaving
  • feeding
  • bedbath
  • perineal care
  • catheter care
  • catheter drainage bag
  • bedpan
  • dressing
  • brief changes
  • bed making
  • positioning
  • range of motion
  • wheelchair transfer
  • wheelchair pull-ups
  • bed pull-ups
  • ambulation
  • walkers and canes
  • skincare
  • assisting with the elimination
  • oral care
  • denture care
  • foot care
  • hand and nail care
  • vital signs
  • mechanical lifts
  • personal protective equipment
  • TED hose

Skills for Success

This course not only meets but exceeds the State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) standards for nurse aide training.

Students are expected to spend a minimum of two hours of homework daily.

Tuition

How much do Nurse Aide Classes cost?

Tuition is $1650 and includes text book, syllabus, and supplemental materials.

Your tuition could be paid for by a sponsor!
Some sponsors will pay for your shoes, scrubs, a watch.

If you are not eligible for sponsorship, private pay tuition is an option.

What is a Sponsor?

A sponsor is an agency or facility that will pay the tuition for your classes.​ You must meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship.

A sponsor is an agency or facility that will pay the tuition for your classes.​ You must meet eligibility requirements for sponsorship.

Sponsors could include your workplace. Sponsors could be a government agency such as the YOU program, Michigan Works, or Michigan Rehabilitation Services. Sponsors may also provide scrubs, shoes and a watch.

How do I get a Sponsor?

Sponsor Contacts:

Sponsor Contacts:

Can I be sponsored after I register for Classes?

No. You must be approved by a sponsor to register for a class.

What if I am not eligible to be sponsored?

Some employers will partially reimburse the cost of your class.​ This is a good question to ask at a job interview.

What is the cost of tuition if I am not sponsored?

Private pay tuition is $1,650. Nurse Aide Textbook included.

If you are not eligible for sponsorship contact HCP for possible options.

What are additional costs if I am not sponsored?

  • scrubs
  • shoes (closed toe & heel)
  • watch with a second hand

What happens after graduation?

Upon successful completion of the training, a student is eligible to take the
$175 state certification exam.