HanHolle03

Thanks all for the advice, there is one location that offers the course but you have to be 21 or older. Yes there is various places near me that hire at 16, actually 4 different places. I've called to confirm as well. I'm still looking into the CNA stuff but there is different options I'm looking into such as a PCA. I'm opening a savings account soon and I may just save the money for the CNA course. Have a good day!

The only reason I am interested in CNA work is because I'd be able to help people which is a passion of mine. I will continue to look to see if any places offer to cover the course but if all else fails I'm thinking it's just not going to happen, to have my family shell out $1000+ dollars just for me to get the certification to get the job then make possibly minimum wage isn't a practical idea to me. Thanks all!

I know there was a thread like this but I thought I'd ask because my situation is my own, I'm 15 interested in becoming a certified CNA at 16 + BLS certified. The issue is my family doesn't have a lot of money and we live rurally, the closest college offers the course for approx $1000 dollars. Me and my family discussed it at depth and they are willing to pay the money, but they are already having to pay $350 for my Drivers Ed so I feel guilty. I was thinking that I could work at a local store or restaurant until I saved the $1000+ and some 6 months passed so I would be able to get a drivers license, but I realized after some searching that the pay for CNA work is pretty low. Some places at my area as low as 10.50, some high as $14 and some cents. My sister is encouraging me to go through with it, she's been a CNA for 2 years and makes $17.15 a hour so that gives me some optimism but I'd like to hear the opinions from people in the health care field.