Frequently asked questions

All classes are in person.

Yes, our program is approved and accredited by the California department of public health. You can go to CDPH website and search for our school in Alameda county.

No, high school diploma is not a requirement.

Yes we have Weekday as well as Weekend programs. Please refer to our Class Schedule for details.

Yes, we have a BLS (Basic life support) training course that provides 6 CEU (continuing education units) credits. This is a 4 hr training program. You can find all the information about this program here

Yes we run all our programs – Weekday AM, Weekday PM and Weekend, throughout the year. We publish class dates 4 months in advance. Please go to our Enrollment page to check upcoming class dates.

You can find all the information about your state exam on the “Credentia” website.

Our CNA training program consists of 22 days of training, which includes classroom learning, as well as clinical training. For more information please check our Class Schedule.

We recommend that students take the exam as soon as possible after completing the training. Most of our students take their exam within a week of completion of the CNA training.

If you are not vaccinated, you can still join the program. During the clinical training you will be asked to go through a weekly COVID testing. 

Please visit the following link to get all the information about your state exam.

https://credentia.com/test-takers/canorth

BLS/CPR training (4.5 hrs) is conducted separately from the CNA program, and is optional. If you enrolled for this optional training, you will be asked to schedule your training in one of our monthly BLS programs.

We provide make up classes in the the event student has to miss a particular day of class. However note that this can delay the student’s graduation by a few days depending on the availability of a make up class for the missed module(s).

Please note that make up classes are provided only when student has to miss a class due to an emergency. Missed days must be limited to a maximum of 2 in the whole session.

Class size is generally between 10 – 15 students.

We partner with a few different clinical facilities for providing clinical training to our students. All these facilities are located in Pleasanton and Livermore area.

Bay Area CNA School is located at “7567 Amador Valley Blvd, STE 108 Dublin, CA 94568”. (it is right across Habit Burger Grill).

Yes we provide a set of scrubs that students need to wear during clinical training. There is no dress code for the theory / class room part of the training.

Yes. If the class you are looking for is full, you can submit a request to be added to waitlist here. 

You can enroll on our website by going to the Registration page.

You need to visit a live scan facility and submit your live scan to initiate back ground screening. We need a copy of your live scan request form on first day of your class. Please note that as you long as you have “initiated” the live scan before your 1st day of class, you can start the training.

Please visit this page to download the live scan request form that you will need to take with you when visiting the live scan facility.

TB clearance report must be with in a year of your CNA training start date.

You can submit your passport copy, or school ID as an identificaton proof, and join our CNA training program.

16 years

We offer Payment Plan (installments) on all our classes except for the summer months.

Please visit our payment plan page for more information.

Please visit our Financial Aid page for more information.

Please send an email to info@bayareacna.com. Cancellations can only be done through email.

CNA program tuition Fee varies between $1700 and $1900 depending on the program and month.  This fee includes charges for books, scrubs and supplies. However it does not include charges for Live Scan Fee ($60+) and the state examination fee ($120).

We accept Cash, Check, credit card, debit card or PayPal.