Hello everyone. My name is Shante and I've been lurking on this board for a couple of days. I started college in 2003 with the idea of getting my bachelors in Biology and moving on to medical school. I've always enjoyed helping others and knew from an early age that I wanted to be in the medical field. Fast forward a couple of years and in 2005 I had to drop out because of finances. It's been a veryyyy long time and I've kind of lost my way. I'm also an administrative asst. and I worked as an office manager for a special education school for nearly 3 years when I decided it was time for a change. I've always wanted to go back to school but it's difficult to do once you have bills. LOL Anyway, I've decided that becoming a CNA is a great way for me to do what I love and still be able to go back to school FT and finish ASAP as I'm not getting any younger (I'm 23 by the way and soon to be 24. :/). I'm really excited about becoming a CNA and I look forward to getting to know you all.
So on to my question...I'm a veryyy impatient person, I know this about myself and it's very annoying but I can't help it. LOL The American Red Cross has a CNA class starting in 2 weeks and I was really looking forward to starting but the program I'm in won't pay for it. They will only pay for me to go to a community college. The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) offers a CNA class that lasts 12 weeks, the only downside is that they now require (started in spring of 2009 :angryfire) you to take a medical terminology class BEFORE you can enter their CNA training. Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) offers a Multi-skilled Medical Tech training which lasts 22 weeks. :/ The only downside to this one is that it's soooo long and it looks like the next session doesn't start until 6/2-9/?. Also, I wanted to be able to start school in august to finish my bio degree. The multi-skilled medical tech seems like a great course to take because it doesn't just cover CNA. It includes the following modules: Nursing Assistant, Medical Terminology, Venipuncture and Specimen Collection, and EKG Essentials.
I'm not sure whether to just wait and take the MSMT course at the Baltimore City Community College or to just take a CNA course and take the NST class (offered at the Community College of Baltimore County) at a later date. Right now I'm working in retail and it's ok but I'm just ready to get on with my life. I'm tired of waiting. I need some opinions, what would you do? Any help is greatly appreciated. Sorry this was so long...
Sorry this was so long...