Cna classes while in highschool?

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Hey everyone, im wondering if its possible for me to take cna classes while im still in high school. Im in my senior year and im also 18. I do plan to go on to become a lpn, so i figure this would be great practice. I have looked into a local community college and notice they do not have cna classes. Im sure i could find somewhere that does do cna classes, either it be in class or online. I live around the Berks county area in PA. Thanks in advance :)

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My high school actually offered the class as distance learning. (I grew up veeeeeery rural, and our distance learning system helped broaden what the school was able to offer.) The RN-instructor taught the class simultaneously to...5? 6? area schools. We all got together on Saturdays to do our clinicals.

Now other CNA programs run basically like a full time job for 2 or 3 weeks. You might have to wait until summer, as you'll be in school most of the day still.

It's definitely a good way to get your feet wet!

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Hi. I took my CNA class during summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school. I am not sure about any other requirements in other states but I am in California and the minimum age for my program was 16 and no diploma required. I think 17 or 18 is a great age to finish the class and to obtain the certificate since I had difficulty finding a job until I turned 18 :( I think the hard part to figure out is if you can find a class that will suit your schedule since you are current in school. Good Luck c:

Yes, sadly i was called for a job, where they have a 6 week course. The classes were free as long as i worked there for free, sadly the instructor had just retired and i was told they would call me when a new one was hired. I will be going back to school after labor day, so now thats out of the question. I don't know if online schooling would be the answer.

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