Certified Nursing Assistant
Antelope Valley Adult School · Lancaster, CA
- Cost
- $2,020
- Length
- 5 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 24%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 3,131
- Finished the program
- 62%Based on 3,149 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 24%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $10,500A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The job this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
No regional figures for this program's city
Lancaster is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Nursing Assistants
Job ads may call this: Nurses' Aide · Nursing Aide · Nursing Assistant · Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
- Typical pay in California
- $48,836per year
- Projected openings
- 172,680
- Projected change
- +10.3%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: High school diploma — 37% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.
- No high school diploma
- 10%
- High school diploma
- 37%
- Started college, no degree
- 31%
- Two-year degree
- 11%
- Four-year degree
- 8%
- Master's degree
- 2%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 0.6%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job. It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.
Program details
This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.
The NAT Program meets the California Department of Public Healths requirements for Nurse Assistant Training in California, including 60 hours of classroom/online theory and 100 hours of supervised hands-on clinical experience at a local Skilled Nursing Facility. Students train to provide compassionate care for people within the health care system.Through lecture, video, role-playing, hands-on skills demonstration and clinical practice, students learn procedural skills such as bathing, dressing, positioning, and vital signs. Graduates receive a diploma and a completion form making them eligible to sit for the California Nurse Assistant State Exam to become a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). CNAs can work in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living, hospice, home health and other health care facilities. Other requirements and possible student cost: Physical Exam, Negative TB Test, Scrubs.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Antelope Valley AJCCComprehensive center
Phone: 661-726-4128
1420 West Avenue ILancaster, CA 93534about 1.2 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Palmdale AJCC-Affiliate to Antelope Valley Comprehensive AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 661-265-7421
38510 Sierra HighwayPalmdale, CA 93550about 9.7 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
American Job Center of California - MojaveAffiliate site
Phone: 661-824-7835
2340 State HWY 58Mojave Employment Services (Dept. of Human Services)Mojave, CA 93501about 22.6 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00a..m.-4:00 p.m.
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
How this gets paid for, and what to ask →
Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.
The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.
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