What do you think is better?

[CinDRnyc]

Should I take the cna class at my community college or through a cna school?

The college is 1 semester long meets once a week for lectures and 2x a week for direct patient care.

The school is three weeks longs and meets every day.

I just don't know which one would be a better learning experience. What do you guys think?

[fuzzywuzzy, CNA]

It doesn't matter. You should choose the class that makes the most sense in terms of your schedule and what you can afford. The real "learning experience" will come after you get a job. The classes all teach the same standardized stuff.

[lvntrail, LPN]

In addition to your schedule and what you can afford -as Fuzzywuzzy said- consider your long term goal. Do you want to be a CNA and be working asap? The school may be best. Do you plan to continue at the same college for a nursing program? Do they give preference to their CNA grads? Even if its just being able to use your teacher as a reference...then the college program may work out better over all. The actual required CNA training is pretty minimal-as the 3 week program suggests- but if you have no medical background it will be a lot to process in new terms and ideas and you may feel more comfortable with more time to adapt. :-)

[nguyency77, CNA]

I would say do the community college. Private programs tend to be absurdly expensive. Plus, your employer won't care where you went to school. :)