Certified Nurse Aide
Program Level:
Continuing Education
Program Type:
Face-to-Face
Department:
Continuing Education
Institute:
Health & Biosciences
College:
SAC
Build Skills as a Certified Nurse Aide
CPR/BLS Certification | Texas Nurse Aide Certification
Start your healthcare journey with hands-on training focused on real patient care scenarios. Learn essential skills in safety, communication, and clinical support while preparing for the Texas Nurse Aide Certification.
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In-person Program format |
$3,290 Cost of tuition |
176 Contact Hours Length of program |
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Program Requirements |
✓ Possess proficiency in English (reading, writing, and speaking skills)
✓ You are at least eighteen (18) years of age
✓ Have a high school diploma or GED
✓ Recommended CASAS scores: Reading >231 | Math >221
✓ Must have access to computer/tablet and internet
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Your Course of Study
7-course program | 176 Total Course Hours
12 Hours
Explore the fundamentals of the healthcare industry while building the academic and workplace skills needed for training and career success. Students learn about healthcare roles, patient care environments, professionalism, communication, and foundational healthcare concepts aligned with workforce readiness standards.
8 Hours
Earn American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) training while developing emergency response skills used in healthcare settings. Students learn CPR techniques, AED operation, ventilation procedures, and life-saving interventions for medical emergencies in clinical and community environments.
73 Hours
Prepare for entry-level patient care roles by developing the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to support residents in long-term care settings. Students learn patient safety, communication, resident rights, observation and reporting, infection control, and daily care procedures while emphasizing compassionate, team-based healthcare practices.
48 Hours
Gain supervised clinical experience providing patient care in healthcare environments. Students apply classroom knowledge and hands-on skills while building confidence in patient support, safety procedures, communication, and professional healthcare practices.
18 Hours
Prepare for Certified Nurse Aide certification through guided review, hands-on skills practice, and reinforcement of essential patient care procedures. Students strengthen knowledge in infection control, safety protocols, communication, and clinical care techniques to support certification readiness and workplace success.
17 Hours
Strengthen workplace readiness skills through hands-on learning focused on communication, patient care fundamentals, digital literacy, and professional healthcare practices. Students build reading, writing, math, and problem-solving skills while preparing for success in healthcare training and patient care environments.
17 Hours
This success course gives adult learners the hands-on practice they need to thrive in a healthcare training program. Guided by Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) principles, participants strengthen reading, writing, math, and digital skills while mastering the fundamentals of bedside care used in long-term care facilities and hospitals. The curriculum aligns with Texas Workforce Commission Integrated Education and Training (IET) requirements, ensuring that academic instruction, workforce preparation, and occupational training happen side-by-side.
ContactPhone: 210-485-0500 Email: dst-aceadmission@alamo.edu |
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HB 1508This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible. |