Nurse Assistant / Home Health Aide Certificate
Summer Session III:
Course Dates: Monday through Thursday: July 23 - August 19, 2018
Classroom Times: 4:30pm - 9:30pm
Accepting Names for Waitlist:
Summer Session II:
Course Dates: Monday through Friday: July 9 through August 3, 2018
Classroom Times: 8a - 1:30p
Course # CAR 768
Tuition: $1,195. Textbooks, exam fee, scrubs are separate fees.
Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide Certificate Program
This training program (including 24 hours of weekend clinical training at a local
long-term care facility) prepares you for an entry level career as a Nurse Assistant.
Upon successful completion, students are eligible to sit for the Massachusetts nurse
assistant certification exam. Students will learn how to appropriately care for residents
in long-term care facilities and hospitals as well as personal patient care, patient
rights, lifting and turning patients, safety, infection control, vital signs, record
keeping, mental health care of residents, and stress management. Students must have
a HS Diploma or GED. Students will also be required to pass a literacy exam and complete
a CORI/SORI check and be able to lift and move 50 pounds. Course is not eligible for
waivers or vouchers. State exam administered by the American Red Cross and is a separate
fee. (100 hours).
Applications will be available until seats are filled.
To apply: E-mail Ellen Wright at wrighte@middlesex.mass.edu or call 781-280-3570.
The following requirements must be met:
Read and sign the student Memo of Understanding
- Must have a high school diploma or GED
- Must have a valid photo ID (state ID or driver's license)
- Take an English assessment test. (NOTE: MCC accuplacer assessment scores or college level English course may be substituted)
- Agree to a CORI/SORI background check (must complete forms with MCC and provide valid photo ID (ie license or state issued photo ID)
- Complete a Health Record Immunization form (link to Health Record form below)
Required Texts:
The following two textbooks are required for the program and are available at the MCC Lowell Bookstore
by calling 978-322-8323, or you may purchase at your preferred book vendor. Course
# is CAR 768
Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Long Term – ISBN 978-1604250374
Hartman’s Nursing Assistant Care: Workbook – ISBN 978-1604250381
Click here for a copy of the required health form. All completed health records must
be submitted to MCC prior to course start date.
Health Record Form
Refund Policy: As stated in student memo of understanding