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CNA Training Program in Northern Virginia — Get Certified in 150 Hours at AVI Career Training
You Want a Healthcare Career. We’ll Get You There — Fast.
Become a Virginia-Certified Nurse Aide in as few as 5–6 weeks.
AVI Career Training’s 150-hour 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 launch your healthcare career in Northern Virginia — without a four-year degree, a years-long waitlist, or a one-size-fits-all classroom.
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Why Students Choose AVI:
| 🕐 150 Hours to Certification | 🏛️ COE-Accredited & SCHEV-Certified | 💰 Flexible Payment Plans & Private Financing |
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| One of the fastest, most direct paths to becoming a Virginia-certified CNA | Full institutional accreditation — the credential employers and licensing boards trust | Multiple funding options so cost doesn’t have to stand between you and your career |
Why Choose AVI Career Training for Your CNA Certification?
There are other places to get CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) training in Northern Virginia. Here’s why students from Vienna, Reston, Herndon, Tysons, Falls Church, McLean, Fairfax, and Sterling choose AVI — and why it matters for your career.
✅ 1. We’re Fully Accredited — and That’s Not Negotiable
AVI Career Training is COE-accredited and SCHEV-certified (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia). Our CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) program meets all Virginia Board of Nursing requirements for the 150-hour training mandate.
What that means for you: when you sit for the Virginia Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation, you’ll sit for it with a credential that healthcare employers — from Inova to Sunrise Senior Living — recognize and respect. No questions about whether your hours count. No surprises at licensure.
Some online platforms will sell you CNA “prep courses” that don’t satisfy Virginia’s hands-on clinical requirements. Virginia law requires supervised clinical training. Our program delivers exactly that.
✅ 2. Real Hands-On Training — Not Just Slides and Videos
A CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) is a hands-on profession. You will take vital signs on real people. You will assist with activities of daily living. You will work in clinical settings before your first day on the job.
Our curriculum is built around skills-based, instructor-supervised practice — because the Virginia Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation includes a clinical skills component, and because your future patients deserve a caregiver who has actually done the work before walking onto a floor.
You won’t graduate AVI’s CNA program having only watched videos. You’ll graduate having done the work.
✅ 3. Instructors Who Treat You Like an Adult
Community college programs move at institutional pace — built for the institution’s calendar, not your life. Hospital-based programs are selective and often tie you to a single employer.
At AVI, your instructors are experienced healthcare professionals who remember what it’s like to be new, who understand that many of our students are balancing family obligations, work schedules, and financial pressure — and who are invested in your success, not just your attendance.
Small class sizes mean you get real feedback, real mentorship, and real preparation for the certification exam — not a seat in a lecture hall.
✅ 4. Designed for People With Real Lives
We designed this program for people who don’t have the luxury of putting their lives on hold.
150 hours is achievable. It’s roughly 5–6 weeks of full-time training — or longer with a flexible schedule that fits around your existing obligations. We understand that many of our students are single parents, career changers, military spouses, immigrants building their professional futures, and caregivers who have been doing this work unpaid for years and are ready to be compensated for it.
If that’s you: you belong here.
✅ 5. An Independent Credential That Opens Every Door
Unlike employer-based programs tied to a single hospital or care network, AVI’s CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) certification is fully portable. Once you pass the Virginia Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation, you’re listed on the Virginia Board of Nursing’s Nurse Aide Registry — and you can work for any employer in the Commonwealth.
Inova. Sunrise Senior Living. Reston Hospital. Brightview. A private home health agency. A skilled nursing facility in any Virginia county. The credential is yours. The choice is yours.
CNA Program Curriculum — What You’ll Learn in 150 Hours
Virginia requires a minimum of 150 hours for CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) certification — including both classroom instruction and supervised clinical practice. Here’s what those 150 hours cover:
📚 Classroom & Lab Instruction
Foundations of Patient Care
Understanding the role of the nurse aide, the healthcare team, and professional and ethical responsibilities — including HIPAA, patient rights, and mandatory reporting obligations.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, mobility assistance, and toileting — the core practical skills that define the CNA role in both nursing home and hospital settings.
Vital Signs & Basic Clinical Skills
Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. Recognizing and reporting abnormal findings to the supervising nurse.
Infection Control & Safety
Standard precautions, PPE protocols, hand hygiene, isolation procedures, and workplace safety — skills that became non-negotiable after 2020 and remain central to every care environment.
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