Nurse Assistant (Aide)

Become a Certified Nurse Aide. Classes are offered year-round.

About the program:

In order to meet the rising demand for trained personnel in the health care industry, Kilgore College offers Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) courses for fast-track training that produces successful graduates sought after for entry-level positions in the field.  The CNA program will provide the skills, knowledge and abilities essential to providing basic care to residents of long-term care facilities. You will learn about resident’s rights, communication, safety, observation, reporting and assisting residents in maintaining basic comfort and safety.

KC offers two programs for nursing assistants. One is a traditional CE program that is of 105 hours in length. The other is a 15 credit hour certificate program.

CE Program:

Day Class Dates (2020) 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Monday-Thursday):

  • March 16 to April 23
  • April 30 to June 11
  • July 6 to Aug. 13

Evening Class Dates (2020) 4 to 9 p.m. (Monday-Thursday):

  • Feb. 10 to March 30
  • March 31 to May 11
  • May 18 to June 29
  • July 6 to Aug. 13

(NOTE: Clinical sites can be within a 45-mile radius of Longview.)

Certificate Program:

NOTE: For students who may have a criminal background, please be advised that the background could keep you from being licensed by the State of Texas.  If you have a question about your background and licensure, please speak with a faculty member or the department chair. You also have the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the applicable licensing agency.

Nurse Assistant

Application Checklist - How to Apply and What is Required

1) Get Started

Background Check & Drug Test: Drug and Alcohol Testing Compliance Services (DATCS), $46. The DATCS form is located in the Nurse Assistant Information Packet (below). Results will be emailed to the college.

Registration Form: The WDCE registration form is located in the Nurse Assistant Information Packet. The form may be scanned and faxed to 903-988-7543, scanned and emailed to jalcantar@kilgore.edu or turned into the KC-Kilgore campus to Jennie Alcantar. Applicants must have clear background and drug screen results before payment can be submitted for classes..

Nurse Information Packet (pdf)

2) Tuition, Fees & Textbooks

  • Tuition:  $499.50 (due a week before class begins). Nurse Aide classes are not eligible for Financial Aid.
  • Insurance: $15 (due a week before class begins)
  • State Exam Fee:  $104.50 (due a week before class begins)

Textbook: $32, Fuzy, J. (2019). Hartman's, Nursing Assistant Care: The Basics (5th Ed.).Albuquerque, NM. Hartman Publishing, Inc. *Bring the required textbook to class the first day. Study abbreviations (page 250 in textbook) for a test on the second day of class.

Workbook: $14, Alvare Hedman, S. (Ed.) (2019). Workbook for Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care. The Basics (5th Ed.). Albuquerque, NM, Hartman Publishing, Inc.

3) Supplies, Immunizations & Physical Requirements

Supplies & uniform can be purchased at Scrubs Galore-N-More, 815 N. Fourth St. in Longview.

  • Gait belt/transfer belt
  • Stethoscope
  • Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff, analog ONLY, no digital)
  • Uniform: White uniform with royal blue student apron, available at Scrubs Galore N More at 815 N. Fourth St., Longview. Uniform is required the first class day. On the first class day, instructor will explain the uniform and professional appearance (ex., facial piercings, unnaturally colored hair, and artificial nails. Your name tag will be your student ID.
  • Watch: with second hand.
  • White shoes: Closed toe with nonslip soles.
  • Immunizations: (Required) Due before the first class day. Shot record form is in the nurse assistant information packet.
  • Physical Requirements: Students must be physically & mentally able to perform the necessary tasks and skills required of a nursing assistant including adequate vision and hearing as well as transferring, moving, ambulating or lifting patients on a regular basis.
Other Nursing Programs Offered at KC

For information about Nurse Assistant:

Jennie Alcantar
Workforce Development Specialist
Science and Health Sciences
Phone:
(903) 983-8170
Office:
Canterbury Engr. Science Bldg. (CANTR)
Fax:
(903) 988-7543
jalcantar@kilgore.edu
Jackie McDonald, MSN, RN
Program Director, Instructor
Certified Nurse Aide Program
Phone:
(903) 983-8163
Office:
Health Science Center, Office 251
jmcdonald@kilgore.edu

Science & Health Sciences