Nurse Aide Training Programs in Minnesota

Are you interested in attending a five (5) weeks long CNA training course in Minnesota? Summit Academy, a not for profit educational and vocational training center, is committed to preparing students for successful careers as certified nursing assistants and home health assistants. The combined certified nurse aide (CNA) and home health aide (HHA) class is a five week long, state approved program, which meets all the curriculum requirements set forth by the Minnesota Department of Health. The CNA class curriculum focuses on teaching you the basic nursing skills performed by a nurse aide, including how to read and record a client's vital signs, and how to care for residents of a nursing home or hospitalized patients.

Students enrolled in the CNA/HHA program are supervised and guided by a registered nurse while practicing in the laboratory and clinical settings. The classroom and clinical instruction prepares nurse aide trainees for taking the state nursing assistant test which is required for employment in long-term care facilities throughout Minnesota. Graduates receive a nurse aide/home health aide certificate of completion and those who successfully pass the CNA state exam are registered on the Minnesota CNA registry. The total cost for the Summit Academy CNA/HHA course is $865, which includes expenses for tuition, textbooks, uniforms, and the Minnesota CNA examination fee.

Elim Care Inc. - Eden Prairie
7540 Market Place, Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Emmanuel Nursing Home CNA Program - Detroit Lakes
1415 Madison Ave., Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501

Eventide Lutheran Home - Moorhead
1405 South 7Th St., Moorhead, MN 56560

Fairview Lakes Healthcare CNA Training Program - Wyoming
5200 Fairview Blvd., Wyoming, Minnesota 55092

First Step Training Center, Inc. - Brooklyn Center
7046 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Center, MN 55429

Fond Du Lac Community College Nursing Assistant Program - Cloquet
2101 Fourteenth St., Cloquet, Minnesota 55720

Browerville Public School District C.N.A. Class - Browerville High School
Box 185, Sixth and Park Ave., Browerville, MN 56438

Staples-Motley School District Nurse Aide Training - Staples High School
401 Centennial Lane, Staples, Minnesota 56479

Glenwood Village Care Center Nursing Assistant Course
719 2nd St. SE, Glenwood, Minnesota 56334

Good Samaritan Society - St. James
1000 South 2nd St., St James, MN 56081

Good Samaritan Society Nurse Aide Training Program - Waconia
333 West 5th St., Waconia, Minnesota 55387

Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Nurse Aide Course - Sauk Rapids
1115 Fourth Ave North, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Graceville Health Center Nursing Assistant Program
116 West 2nd St., Graceville, Minnesota 56240

Guardian Angels Care Center Nurse Aide Program - Elk River
400 Evans Ave., Elk River, MN 55330

Hendricks Community Hospital and Nursing Home C.N.A. Class
503 East Lincoln, Hendricks, Minnesota 56136

Hennepin Technical College - Brooklyn Park
9000 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

Hennepin Technical College CNA Course - Eden Prairie
13100 College View Drive, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

Heritage Living Center CNA Training - Park Rapids
619 West 6Th St., Park Rapids, Minnesota 56470

Hibbing Community Coll Nursing Assistant Course - Central Campus
1515 East 25th St., Hibbing, MN 55746

Horizon Health, Inc. Nurse Aide Program - Pierz
26814 143rd St., Pierz, MN 56364

Hubert H Humphrey Job Corps Center - St Paul
1480 North Snelling Ave., St Paul, Minnesota 55108

Intermediate District #287 Htc. Nurse Aide Program - Eden Prairie
13100 College View Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55347

International Institute of Minnesota CNA Program - St Paul
1694 Como Ave., St Paul, MN 55108

Inver Hills Community College Nurse Aide Course - Inver Grove Heights
2500 80th St. East, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076

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Nursing assistant programs prepare individuals for challenging the nurse aide certification exam and for entry level positions in health care environments. Each state has the authority to decide how many hours of training a nursing assistant course must consist of, as long as the minimum federal requirement of seventy-five hours is met. Students interested in attending CNA classes have a wide array of choices when it comes to selecting a training facility.

Nursing assistant courses are conducted at nursing homes, vocational schools, private schools, and community colleges. Program length, admission requirements, and cost of training vary depending on the policies of every training facility. Several states have implemented legislation which requires licensed long-term care facilities to reimburse CNA employees for the costs associated with training. An individual who has paid for nursing assistant training classes and who becomes employed by a nursing home within a year of obtaining certification, is eligible for financial reimbursement. Compared to other training programs in the health care field, nursing assistant classes are relatively short and inexpensive. Obtaining state certification as a CNA is the main requirement for securing a nurse aide job at a nursing home, hospital, rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions

Kazoua F. on August 31, 2009 at 03:14 PM
I am moving from Arkansas to Minnesota soon and would like to know what steps I need to take to transfer my CNA license over to Minnesota.


Admin on August 31, 2009 at 08:44 PM
To transfer your nurse aide certification from Arkansas to Minnesota you must apply for endorsement. The nursing assistant endorsement application and instructions may be found here: Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry - Interstate Endorsement. Read and follow all the instructions carefully. If your endorsement application is incomplete the Minnesota nurse aide registry will return the application and your certification transfer will not take place. Part of this application must be completed by you, while the other parts must be completed by the state where you are certified (Arkansas Nurse Aide Registry) and by your employer.


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After becoming a CNA how much more training does it take to become an RN?

I am really interested in becoming a certified nursing assistant. I am in the military and we go out to sea continuously. I do not have too much time to actually attend a program until next year. Who offers online CNA classes?

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CNA Training Requirements

There is a wide disparity between CNA training requirements among the states. The difference lies in the mandatory number of total training hours necessary to complete state-approved CNA classes.


While according to federal law each nursing assistant course should contain a minimum of seventy-five (75) instruction and clinical hours, individual states have the liberty to mandate extra training requirements for certified nursing assistants. The majority of states exceed the threshold federal minimum requirements for nurse aide training programs because they are considered insufficient to result in an optimal and safe level of care for clients.


A review of nationwide state requirements for nurse assistant courses has found that the following states have mandated highest number of CNA program hours: Maine with a minimum of 90 hours of theory, 20 hours of laboratory skills and 70 hours of clinical instruction for a total of 180 hours; California with one hundred and sixty (160) training hours; Delaware and Oregon each requiring one hundred and fifty (150) hours; followed by the state of Alaska with one hundred and forty (140) hours; Virginia, Arizona, and West Virginia have a minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) training hours for state-approved classes.

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