Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Nurse Assistant (CNA I)


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Can be completed in 1 semester

Nurse Assistant I prepares students to provide personal care and perform basic nursing skills for patients of all ages. This course includes 50 hours of classroom instruction, 70 lab hours, and 40 hours of clinical experience. Upon successful completion, the student will be eligible to test for NC Certification through the instruction and testing service Credential.

You cannot enroll for this course online. A printable checklist of required documentation and cost. Contact a Success Navigator in order to register once all documentation is collected.

Registration Requirements

(Must have all documentation to register)

  • Must be 16 ½ years old
  • Signed Social Security Card (original, cannot be laminated)
  • Current CPR Card (Must be BLS for Healthcare Provider)
  • Current Driver’s License
  • CASAS exam with a score of at least a 10th grade reading level and 8th grade math level or an Associate’s Degree or higher.
  • Vaccination Records of the following are required for clinical entry.
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella
    • Varicella (Chicken Pox) If you have had the Chicken Pox, a blood titer test must be completed to prove immunity
    • Hepatitis B (Can be declined)
    • Tetanus (Last 10 years)
    • Tuberculin Skin Test (Two step test is required for classes in Anson County)
    • Flu Shot (required for classes running September - March)
    • COVID vaccine (fully vaccinated)

Textbooks will be provided for students to use in class, if you would like to have your own copy, below is the textbook information.

  • Hartman Nursing Assistant Care, Long Term Care, 4th Edition, Hartman Publishing ISBN numbers: Workbook: 978-1-60425-075-6, Book: 978-1-60425-074-9

Program Cost

Registration fee $280.40
Books Provided for in class use
Uniforms (details provided after registration) Varies
Drug screen and background check (scheduled by SPCC) $92.00
State test fee $140.00
Total Cost (approximate without Uniform or option book cost) $512.40

Location

Old Charlotte Highway Campus, Monroe and L.L. Polk Campus, Polkton

Contact

Success Navigator 704-290-5100, navigate@spcc.edu

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