Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) play an essential role in healthcare services. CNAs work under the direction of a licensed nurse in a team following an established plan of care. These healthcare professionals provide direct patient care, assisting individuals in their everyday activities including personal grooming, nutrition, mobility, taking vital signs, and measuring weight, intake, and output as well as other tasks in their scope of practice.
Barstow Community College offers a nursing assistant pathway that builds upon a student’s knowledge over one semester, preparing successful graduates to work in a variety of health care environments. The CNA program is currently being offered as not-for-credit, meaning that students will not receive credit on their transcripts but will be provided the CDPH-approved requisite training and hours needed to take the CNA state licensure exam to become a Certified Nursing Assistant.
While the courses that make up this program are not-for-credit and grant funded, making them free to students, there are other costs in the program that vary depending on available grant funding. More information will be given at the information session.
The information session is held via zoom and is one hour which will inform the student so that the student can determine if this program will meet their goals.
Spring 2026 Virtual Information Sessions
Certified Nursing Assistant Program
Applicants of the Barstow Community College CNA program must attend one mandatory information session. We also encourage anyone else interested in learning more about the program to attend. Those who arrive later than 15 minutes to an information session will not be admitted into that session. Learn about requirements, clinicals, and career opportunities.
| Date | Time | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| November 3 | 5:30-6:30pm | Register |
| November 17 | 5:30-6:30pm | Register |
| December 3 | 5:30-6:30pm | Register |
Approvals
The Nursing Assistant Program at Barstow Community College is approved by the Department of Public Health, State of California (CDPH), following Title 22 regulations.
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Licensing and Certification Program (L&C) Aide and Technician Certification Section (ATCS) Training Program Review Unit (TPRU) P.O. Box 997416, MS 3301 Sacramento, CA 95899-7416
