AREA OF CONCENTRATION: This certificate program is designed to provide the education and skill level necessary to qualify for the state Certified Nursing Assistant exam. The two courses for this training (165 clock hours) are available only at the Gulf Franklin Center in Port St. Joe, Florida. The core lecture classes are offered as hybrid (distance education).
The Certified Nursing Assistant program is a selective admission, limited enrollment program. Admission to Gulf Coast State College does not imply acceptance into the Certified Nursing Assistant program.
Admission Requirements:
Apply to Gulf Coast State College.
Provide high school and college transcripts.
Submit an application to the CNA program at the
Gulf Franklin campus.
Submit active, satisfactory scores on the TABE
examination or equivalent CPT scores. TABE tests
are given at the GFC and the main campus sites.
Copy of current Certification in CPR for Health Care
Providers.
Completion of physical examination (with
satisfactory results), including copy of immunization
form.
COURSES
CH
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HCP0001, Health Careers Core
3v
*=
HCP0120C, Basic Nursing Care
2.5v
TOTAL VOCATIONAL HOURS
5.5v
After completion of the CNA program, students have
options of applying for admittance, and if accepted,
carrying forward credit from the two CNA courses into
the Practical Nurse Certificate (PN) program.
