Finding a CNA job that trains...

Thanks for the replies!

Unfortunately, that hour-away option IS the community college. The community college has 3 "local" campuses, and the one they hold the CNA classes at is a little over an hour away. They run them every Saturday from 7am-5pm, or every Tues&Thurs from 5:30-9:30PM March-May. It would be no big deal to drive the hour for the Saturdays, but due to my husband's military commitments, I have some Saturdays were I just wouldn't be able to make it.

There's also another option, but I don't see how it's possible -- our local hospital does CNA training right on campus. It's 4 weeks daily 8am-4pm. I would love love LOVE to do that route, but I have no idea what I'd do with my kids for those 4 weeks. My oldest is in school, my middle son will start kindergarten in the fall, and my youngest just turned 2. We're pinching pennies as it is, so sending the younger ones off to daycare for 4 weeks is out of the question.

I guess I need to give this some more thought and see if I can pull some favors for childcare. The more I think about it, the more I really don't want to be indebted to a nursing home for a year or whatever they ask of you.