Nurse Aide Training Courses in Mississippi

Did you know that the Meridian Community College offers a certified nursing assistant program during the fall and spring semesters? Also known as a health care assistant program (HCA), the nurse aide course is state-approved and it requires a full semester of classroom instruction and clinical practice. You will receive the knowledge and skills necessary to function as a nursing assistant and a home health aide. Once you complete the program you are entitled to take the nurse aide state exam and obtain certification to practice as a certified nursing assistant in Mississippi. This certification enables you to obtain jobs as a nursing assistant, long-term-care aide, home health aide, or homemaker in the state of Mississippi.

There are numerous employment opportunities available at hospitals, nursing homes, hospice facilities, and home health agencies. The program coordinator and course instructors are registered nurses with years of experience as practitioners and teachers. They are committed to providing the best learning experience and training opportunities to nursing assistant students. If you would like to enroll in the nurse aide course at Meridian Community College, contact the program coordinator or schedule a visit to meet the instructor and see the school's facilities.

CNA Training Courses in Harrison County

Biloxi High School Career Technology Center
1845 Richard Drive, Biloxi, MS 39532
Phone: (228) 435-6105

Driftwood Nursing Home - Gulfport
1500 Broad Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
Phone: (228) 868-1314

Delta Health Group Training Center - Gulfport
1530 Broad Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501
Phone: (228) 864-6544

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Gulfport
10298 Express Drive, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503
Phone: (228) 897-4379

CNA Training Programs in Walthall County

Billdora Senior Care - Tylertown
314 Enochs Street, Tylertown, Mississippi 39667
Phone: (601) 876-2173

CNA Training Classes in Rankin County

Brandon Court
100 Burnham Road, Brandon, MS 39042
Phone: (601) 664-2259

Mississippi State Hospital - Whitfield
P.O. Box 157-A, Whitfield, Mississippi 39193
Phone: (601) 351-8000

Nurse Assistant Training Programs in Newton County

East Central Community College - Decatur
P.O. Box 129, Decatur, MS 39327
Phone: (601) 635-2111

Nurse Assistant Training Schools in Bolivar County

Bolivar County Community Action Agency - Cleveland
810 East Sunflower Road, Suite 120, Cleveland, MS 38732
Phone: (662) 846-1491

Superior Healthcare Services, Inc. - Cleveland
201 West Sunflower Road, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732
Phone: (662) 843-0030

CNA Training Classes in Hancock County

Corporate Management, Inc. - Diamondhead
5427 Gex Road, Diamondhead, MS 39525
Phone: (228) 255-4832

Nursing Assistant Courses in Neshoba County

Choctaw Residential Center
135 Hospital Circle, One Lake Place, Choctaw, Mississippi 39350
Phone: (601) 656-2582

Hilltop Manor, Inc. - Union
101 Kirkland Street, Union, MS 39365
Phone: (601) 774-8233

East Central Community College at Neshoba Regional Healthcare Training Center
1001 Holland Avenue, Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350
Phone: (601) 635-6294

Nursing Assistant Training Schools in Clarke County

Clarke County Vocational Center - Quitman
910 North Archusa Avenue, Quitman, Mississippi 39355
Phone: (601) 776-5219
This is an adult education nursing assistant training program (night class).

CNA Classes in Lawrence County

Lawrence County Nursing Center - Monticello
700 Jefferson Street, Monticello, Mississippi 39654
Phone: (601) 587-2593

Nurse Aide Courses in Amite County

Liberty Community Living Center
323 Industrial Park Drive, Liberty, MS 39645
Phone: (601) 657-1000

CNA Training Classes in Leake County

Leake County Vo-Tech Center - Carthage
703 Northwest Street, Carthage, Mississippi 39051
Phone: (601) 267-8442
Leake County Vo-Tech Center offers an adult education CNA training course (night and day classes) and a two-year allied health program.

Nurse Assistant Programs in Franklin County

Meadville Nursing Home
300 Highway 556 and Route 2, Meadville, MS 39653
Phone: (601) 384-5861

CNA Training Schools in Alcorn County

Mississippi Care Center of Alcorn County - Corinth
3701 Joanne Drive, Corinth, Mississippi 38834
Phone: (662) 287-8071

Nurse Aide Programs in Scott County

Mississippi Care Center of Morton
96 Old Highway 80 East, Morton, MS 39117
Phone: (601) 732-6361

CNA Training Courses in Oktibbeha County

Millsaps Career and Technology Center - Starkville
803 Louisville Road, Starkville, Mississippi 39759
Phone: (662) 324-4170

Nursing Assistant Classes in Mississippi

Mississippi Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program Providers
Please select a Mississippi county from the map below to find nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program providers in your area.

Nursing Assistant Training Classes in Mississippi

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Mississippi County Listing

Select a county from the table below to find nurse aide training and competency evaluation program providers in your area.

Adams
Alcorn
Amite
Attala
Benton
Bolivar
Calhoun
Carroll
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Claiborne
Clarke
Clay
Coahoma
Copiah
Covington
DeSoto
Forrest
Franklin
George
Greene
Grenada
Hancock
Harrison
Hinds
Holmes
Humphreys
Issaquena
Itawamba
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Jones
Kemper
LaFayette
Lamar
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Leake
Lee
Leflore
Lincoln
Lowndes
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Monroe
Montgomery
Neshoba
Newton
Noxubee
Oktibbeha
Panola
Pearl River
Perry
Pike
Pontotoc
Prentiss
Quitman
Rankin
Scott
Sharkey
Simpson
Smith
Stone
Sunflower
Tallahatchie
Tate
Tippah
Tishomingo
Tunica
Union
Walthall
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wilkinson
Winston
Yalobusha
Yazoo

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.

CNA Training Schools and Programs

CNA classes, schools and programs by state.

Questions, Comments, Suggestions

Kathleen S. on August 08, 2014 at 04:22 PM
Can you share any tips or advice regarding CNA job interviews?


Admin on August 10, 2014 at 08:41 AM
Please take a look at the Job Interview Tips page for advice that will help you prepare for a certified nursing assistant job interview.


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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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