CNA Training Program in Northern Virginia — Become a Certified Nurse Aide in 150 Hours (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM)
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Your Healthcare Career Starts Here — and It Starts Sooner Than You Think
Northern Virginia needs skilled, compassionate Certified Nurse Aides (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) — and AVI Career Training gives you the fastest, most credible path to get there. In just 150 program hours, you’ll graduate with the hands-on skills, the state-required training, and the confidence to walk into your first healthcare job ready to make a real difference.
No four-year degree. No long waitlists. No one-size-fits-all classroom.
Just real training, real instructors, and a real career — right here in Vienna, Virginia.
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✅ COE-Accredited Program
✅ Virginia State-Certified (SCHEV)
✅ Flexible Payment Plans & Private Financing Available · GI Bill® Accepted
Why Choose AVI Career Training for Your CNA Program?
There are other ways to get CNA training in Northern Virginia. Community colleges with long waitlists. National chains that treat students like numbers. Hospital programs that accept almost no one.
AVI is different — and here’s exactly why that matters for your career.
1. We’re Fully Accredited and Virginia State-Approved — No Questions About Legitimacy
AVI Career Training is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and certified by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). That means our CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) program meets the rigorous standards Virginia requires for your certification to be valid — and future employers recognize exactly what your credential is worth.
When you’re investing your time, money, and energy into building a new career, you deserve a school whose credentials are beyond question. At AVI, they are.
2. Small Classes Mean You Actually Learn — Not Just Attend
At large national training chains and overenrolled community college programs, students can feel invisible. Instructors stretched thin across packed classrooms can’t give you the individual attention hands-on healthcare training requires.
At AVI, small class sizes are a deliberate choice. Your instructor knows your name, tracks your progress, and works with you until you’ve truly mastered each skill — from taking vital signs to performing activities of daily living. This isn’t passive learning. It’s the kind of instruction that shows up on your state certification exam and on day one of your new job.
3. Hands-On Training That Prepares You for Real Healthcare Settings
Reading about patient care isn’t the same as doing it. Our CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) program puts you in simulated clinical environments where you practice the exact skills Virginia employers expect: patient positioning, infection control protocols, catheter care, vital sign measurement, emergency response, and compassionate communication with patients and their families.
You won’t walk into your first nursing home or hospital shift wondering what to do. You’ll have already done it — dozens of times.
4. Flexible Scheduling Built for Real Life
We know you’re not just a student. You’re a parent, a part-time worker, a caregiver, a military spouse, or someone who’s been making hard financial decisions just to get here. AVI’s scheduling options are designed to fit the life you’re already living — so that 150 hours doesn’t mean putting everything else on hold.
Talk to our admissions team about current class schedules and find the format that works for your life. The fastest path to your new career shouldn’t require you to blow up the life you’ve already built.
5. Northern Virginia Roots — Not a Distant Corporate Chain
AVI Career Training is based right here in Vienna, Virginia — at the heart of the Northern Virginia and DC metro corridor. We’ve been training students from Tysons Corner, Reston, Herndon, Falls Church, McLean, Fairfax, and across the DMV for years. We know the local healthcare employers. We know what they look for in new hires. And we’re invested in this community in a way that a national chain with a call center in another state simply can’t be.
When you graduate from AVI, you’re not just a diploma — you’re a person we genuinely want to see succeed.
CNA Program Curriculum — What You’ll Learn in 150 Hours
Virginia’s Board of Nursing requires 150 hours of training to sit for the Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation — and every hour of AVI’s CNA – Nurse Aide (NO FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS PROGRAM) curriculum is built around making sure you’re ready to pass that exam and thrive in your first role.
Core Skills and Knowledge Areas
Foundations of Patient Care
You’ll learn the principles that govern safe, respectful, dignified patient care — including patient rights, HIPAA privacy standards, ethical responsibilities, and how to navigate the dynamics of healthcare team communication. Strong foundational knowledge here is what separates CNAs who advance from those who don’t.
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, oral hygiene, feeding assistance, and mobility support — these are the core competencies of hands-on CNA work. You’ll practice each one until it’s second nature, with an emphasis on maintaining patient dignity and comfort throughout.
Vital Signs Measurement
Blood pressure, pulse, respiration rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation — you’ll learn to take accurate measurements using multiple methods and document them correctly. Precision here is non-negotiable. Nurses rely on CNA vital sign data for critical clinical decisions.
Infection Prevention and Control
Proper hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), standard precautions, isolation procedures, and the chain of infection — this unit is more important than ever in the modern healthcare environment. You’ll leave kn
