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CNA Training Program in Northern Virginia — Become a Certified Nurse Aide in 150 Hours
You Could Be Working in Healthcare in Less Time Than It Takes to Finish a Semester
Northern Virginia’s healthcare system is hiring — and it needs compassionate, skilled Certified Nurse Aides right now. At AVI Career Training in Vienna, VA, our CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) program gives you the hands-on clinical skills, state board preparation, and real-world confidence to earn your Virginia CNA certification and step into a stable, meaningful healthcare career — without a four-year degree, a two-year waitlist, or a semester-long commitment standing between you and your goals.
150 hours. State-recognized certification. A career that actually pays.
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📞 Questions first? Call us: (703) 943-9841
Three Reasons Students Choose AVI
| ✅ COE Accredited & SCHEV Certified | 💰 Flexible Payment & GI Bill® Accepted | 📍 Vienna, VA — Serving All of Northern Virginia |
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| Your credential is recognized by Virginia employers | Real funding options for real people | Trained locally. Hired locally. |
Why Choose AVI Career Training for Your CNA Certification?
You have options in Northern Virginia. Here is why students who research their choices — and want to get it right the first time — choose AVI.
1. Your Credential Will Be Recognized Everywhere It Needs to Be
AVI Career Training is COE (Council on Occupational Education) accredited and SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia) certified. This is not a technicality buried in the fine print — it is the difference between a certification that opens doors at Inova, Kaiser Permanente, Sentara, and every major Northern Virginia healthcare employer, and a piece of paper that raises eyebrows at a hiring manager’s desk.
When you graduate from AVI’s CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) program, you are fully eligible to sit for the Virginia state CNA competency examination — the exact same outcome offered by programs that cost more, take longer, and put you on a waitlist for months.
We are also GI Bill® approved, making AVI one of the few CNA programs in the Northern Virginia area that military-connected students and veterans can access with their earned education benefits.
2. 150 Hours Designed Around Real Healthcare Settings — Not Just Textbooks
This is a hands-on program. Period.
AVI’s CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) curriculum is built to reflect what you will actually do on your first day of work — from taking vital signs and assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) to understanding infection control protocols and communicating effectively with patients, families, and the healthcare team around you.
Our clinical training component prepares you for real nursing home and hospital environments before you ever walk through the door as an employee. That means fewer first-day nerves, stronger interview answers, and a faster path from “newly certified” to “fully confident on the floor.”
3. Vienna, VA — The Local Advantage That National Programs Simply Cannot Offer
National CNA training aggregators spend millions on digital advertising. What they cannot offer is a physical presence in the community where you will live and work.
AVI Career Training is located at 1595 Spring Hill Rd #720, Vienna, VA 22182 — in the heart of one of the most active healthcare employment corridors in the Mid-Atlantic region. Our instructors understand the Northern Virginia job market. Our program is built around what local healthcare employers expect from candidates. And when it is time to transition from student to employed CNA, you are not on your own navigating a job market that a national brand has never stepped foot in.
Reston. Herndon. Tysons. Fairfax. McLean. Falls Church. Sterling. Ashburn. This is your market. We know it.
4. A Faster Path Without the Bureaucratic Friction of a Community College
Northern Virginia Community College is a fine institution. It is also a semester-based, high-enrollment, bureaucratic system where CNA program seats fill fast and flexible scheduling is limited.
AVI is built differently. Our enrollment process is straightforward. Our staff will actually pick up the phone when you call (703) 943-9841. And our program is structured to get qualified students started — not to put them in a queue.
Same state-recognized certification. Significantly less friction.
5. You Will Not Be Left Alone to Figure Out the State Exam
The Virginia CNA competency exam has two components: a written test and a clinical skills demonstration. Both require specific preparation. AVI’s program incorporates dedicated state board exam preparation throughout the 150-hour curriculum — so by the time you sit for the exam, you have practiced the tested skills repeatedly, you understand the format, and you walk in prepared rather than anxious.
This is not a “good luck, here’s a study guide” situation. Exam readiness is built into what we teach.
CNA Program Curriculum — What You Will Learn in 150 Hours
AVI’s Certified Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) program covers every competency area required by the Virginia Board of Nursing for CNA certification. The curriculum is structured to move from foundational knowledge to clinical application — so each week builds directly on the last.
Core Curriculum Areas
Patient Care Fundamentals
Understanding the role of the CNA within the healthcare team, patient rights, legal and ethical responsibilities, and professional communication with patients, families, and nursing staff.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Hands-on training in assisting patients with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, feeding, and mobility — the core of daily CNA work in both nursing home and hospital sett
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