Nurse Aide Training Programs in North Carolina

How does one renew their nursing assistant certification in North Carolina? The requirement for CNA certification renewal in North Carolina is simple: verify that you have worked as a nurse aide for a minimum of eight (8) hours in the two years prior to renewal. The eight hours of work must be for pay and under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN). Each certified nursing assistant in the state receives the renewal forms in the mail, well before the certificate's expiration date. The part which confirms you completed the mandatory eight hours of paid work needs to be signed by your nurse supervisor.

Once the application is verified, the nurse aide receives a certification renewal for the next two years (twenty-four months). It is the CNA's responsibility to keep personal information updated on the North Carolina CNA registry. Current address and name changes are part of your information and must be updated each time you renew your license. What happens if you do not fulfill the eight hours work requirements necessary for certification renewal? In this case, your CNA certification will lapse and go into inactive status, which means that legally you are prohibited from working in licensed long-term care facilities. In this situation the only way to renew your nurse aide certification is to re-challenge the North Carolina CNA exam.

Nursing Assistant Programs in Dare County

College of the Albemarle - Dare Campus
132 Russell Twiford Road, Manteo, NC 27954
Phone: (252) 473-2264

CNA Schools in Davidson County

Davidson County Community College CNA Course - Thomasville
P.O. Box 1287, Lexington, North Carolina 27293
Phone: (336) 249-8186

Nurse Aide Programs in Davie County

Davidson Community College - Mocksville Campus
1205 Salisbury Road, Mocksville, NC 27028
Phone: (336) 249-8186

CNA Programs in Duplin County

James Sprunt Community College - Kenansville
133 James Sprunt Circle, Kenansville, North Carolina 28349
Phone: (910) 296-1341

Nursing Assistant Classes in Durham County

Bess-Jackson Nurse Aide Training School - Durham
3500 Westgate Drive, Suite 703, Durham, NC 27707
Phone: (919) 419-0001

Durham Technical Community College
201 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 536-7239

Durham Technical Community College - Durham Hybrid
201 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 536-7239

Gericare Education and Training, Inc. Nurse Aide Course - Durham
505 South Duke Street, Durham, North Carolina 27701
Phone: (919) 479-3000

Optimal Health College, Inc. - Durham
2742 Holloway Street, Durham, NC 27703
Phone: (919) 596-6811

Nurse Aide Courses in Edgecombe County

Edgecombe Community College Nurse Aide Training - Tarboro
2009 West Wilson Street, Tarboro, North Carolina 27886
Phone: (252) 823-5166

Edgecombe Community College Nurse Aide Training - Rocky Mt. Campus
225 Tarboro Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Phone: (252) 446-0436

CNA Courses in Forsyth County

Caduceus Nightingale Academy Nursing Assistant Course - Winston Salem
3560 Vest Mill Road, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Phone: (336) 765-9925

Forsyth Technical Community College - Off Site Programs
1300 Bolton Street, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27103
Phone: (336) 734-7734

Forsyth Tech Community College CNA Training Course - Swisher Center
1251 Dudley Products Drive, Kernersville, North Carolina 27284
Phone: (336) 734-7734

Forsyth Tech Community College Nurse Aide Training Course - Woodruff Center
4905 Lansing Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Phone: (336) 734-7734

Forsyth Technical Community College - Winston Salem
1300 Bolton Street, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27103
Phone: (336) 734-7734

Forsyth Technical Community College C.N.A. Class - NW Forsyth Center
3111 Big Oaks Drive, King, NC 27050
Phone: (336) 734-7734

Nursing Assistant Training Programs in Franklin County

Vance-Granville Community College Nurse Assistant Program - Franklin County Campus
200 Community House Road, Henderson, North Carolina 27537
Phone: (252) 492-2061

Nurse Aide Training Classes in Gaston County

Gaston College Nurse Aide Program - Dallas
201 Highway 321 South, Dallas, NC 28034
Phone: (704) 922-6365 or (704) 922-6372

Gaston College East Campus Nursing Assistant Program - Belmont
7220 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont, North Carolina 28012
Phone: (704) 922-6372

CNA Courses in North Carolina ( Page 4 )

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

Margaret S. on August 19, 2011 at 11:09 AM
I am currently a licensed professional nurse who would like to become a CNA and Med Tech instructor in North Carolina. I do not know if I need special training or not, and if so who do I need to contact.


Admin on August 20, 2011 at 07:52 PM
To become a CNA or a medication aide program instructor in North Carolina, you must be a professional registered nurse (RN) with a current, unrestricted license to practice in this state. Other requirements must also be met, such as a minimum of two years of work experience as a registered nurse, as well as experience or coursework related to teaching adults. Please take a look at the following documents for more information: Certification as a Medication Aide Instructor, Nurse Aide I Training Faculty Requirements. Good luck!


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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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