Nurse Aide Training Programs in Georgia

The creation of Georgia Nurse Aide Registry as well as the design of a nurse aide training and competency program started in 1990 after the Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) passed as legislation. The primary mission of this federal law was to improve patient's quality of care. By setting training and testing standards for all CNA classes in Georgia, the law ensured that all those holding the title of certified nursing assistant met the minimum competencies for assisting nurses in providing care to residents.

State-approved nurse aide courses in Georgia comply with OBRA regulation by training students for a minimum of eighty-five (85) hours. Classroom and clinical instruction are conducted and supervised in nursing homes, hospitals, private schools, high schools and technical colleges throughout the state. To maintain employment eligibility, a certified nurse aide must renew her CNA certification biennially, and complete twelve (12) hours of in-service education each year. Every Medicare or Medicaid licensed nursing home and long-term care facility in Georgia provides in-service education hours to certified nurse assistants.

CNA Training Classes in Georgia

Georgia Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program Providers
Please select a Georgia county from the table below or select an area from the map to find nurse aide training and competency evaluation program providers in your area.

Nurse Aide Programs in the State of Georgia.

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Georgia County Listing

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

Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow
Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks
Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler
Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee
Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt
Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson
Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early
Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette
Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn
Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock
Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin
Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones
Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long
Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh
Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray
Muscogee Newton Oconee Ogelthorpe Paulding Peach Pickens
Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun
Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding
Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor
Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen
Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton
Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White
Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth    

Featured Certified Nursing Assistant Program

Mentee Medical Institute Nursing Assistant Program - Lawrenceville
848 James Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30042
Phone: (770) 931-5020
The objective of Mentee Medical Institute's Certified Nurse Assistant Program is to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and abilities essential for the provision of basic care to residents and patients in health care settings. The program consists of various units of instruction, laboratory experience, lecture, and clinical externship. Upon satisfactory completion of training, students will be registered with the State of Georgia as a Certified Nurse Assistant, receive a CNA certificate and be qualified to assume entry level positions in a variety of health care settings. For more information about this certified nursing assistant program and enrollment requirements visit Mentee Medical Institute's Certified Nurse Assistant Program page or call the number above.

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

Name: Christy B. Date posted: August 11, 2009 - 09:26 AM
Message: I am interested in becoming a CNA. I need information as to where I can take the training that I need. Thank you in advance.

Name: Admin Date posted: August 12, 2009 - 11:24 PM
Message: If you want to become a CNA, the first step is to locate a nursing assistant training course close to where you live. CNA programs in Georgia are listed by county. Choose the county you currently reside in and other counties if it makes sense to drive there for training and see what facilities are offering nurse aide classes. You may then contact the schools or nursing homes to find out the details of the program, such as starting dates, tuition cost, and admission criteria. We do not list phone numbers for these institutions but you may easily find the contact number by accessing the online Yellow Pages or by typing in the name and address of the school in any search engine. Good luck!

Name: Dorsey S. Date posted: September 09, 2009 - 01:46 AM
Message: I am really interested in the CNA program at the Muscogee Manor Rehabilitation Center off of Manor Road, in Columbus, Georgia. If you can provide me some information.

Name: Admin Date posted: September 10, 2009 - 05:22 PM
Message: In general, long-term care facilities offer CNA training as long as there is a need for additional certified nursing assistants on their staff. It is best to call and ask if there are any upcoming CNA training classes offered at their facility. Here is the contact information: Muscogee Manor and Rehabilitation Center, 7150 Manor Rd., Columbus, GA 31907. Phone: (706) 561-3218.

Tenesha on September 21, 2009 at 03:14 PM
How do I sign up for CNA training? I am having trouble finding the shortest training program in my area. Can you help me?

Admin on September 22, 2009 at 04:16 PM
To sign up for a certified nursing assistant program, you must contact the school and request an enrollment application. Some schools provide applications online, but others do not. You might have to visit the facility to pick up an application. A deposit is usually required to reserve your seat in the class. You must contact each program yourself to ask about the length and cost of their classes and decide which one is best for you. I could help you locate several CNA training classes in your area. Please provide me with state and county information if you need help locating nursing assistant courses close to where you live.

How long does it take to get the CNA certificate itself while in school taking courses?

Can you share any tips or advice regarding CNA job interviews?

I am trying to get some info on where to start in the health care profession. Is it better to start as a CNA or LVN?

I am a pre-nursing student. Is it true that becoming a CNA and getting the experience, really helps you with clinicals in nursing school?

How can I tell if my CNA certificate is active? If it is not active how do I go about renewing it?

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C.N.A 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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