Nursing Assistant

Follow your career passion

Nursing assistants play an important role in basic patient/resident care activities in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare settings, including home healthcare. If you’re a good communicator, compassionate, and interested in caring for people, becoming a nursing assistant may be a rewarding career choice for you.

Accreditation

Wisconsin Department of Health Services – (DHS Approved program)

Lakeshore Technical College's Nursing Assistant program courses prepare students to obtain state certification to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. The College does not guarantee its curriculum matches the requirements for preparation, examinations, or licensure for other states.

Career Area

Healthcare

Type

Technical Diploma

Program Number

30-543-1

Availability

In-Person

Technical Diploma
1 Terms

3 Credits
Starts in June, July, August, October, January, or March

Career Outlook

Nursing Assistant

Potential Job Titles

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Disclosure:

Salary data is derived from surveys collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and mapped to LTC programs using economic modeling software. As with any survey data, the wages presented here are prone to error and sampling bias. Educational decisions should not be entirely based on the data presented here. The wage data presented here is the median annual salary in the LTC District as reported by EMSI (Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.) Some people beginning work at jobs in these fields may find a higher or lower starting wage that what is reported here.

Career Pathways Admissions Flexible Learning Courses

View Nursing Career Pathway

ADMISSIONS TO DO's

Work with Admissions Advisor to:

*Submit transcripts and test scores (optional, highly recommended): College transcripts, along with high school transcripts and test scores from within the last five years, used for course registration. Official transcripts needed for transferring college credit(s) and for financial aid purposes.

PROGRAM TO DO's

Work with your Program Counselor to:

Health/TB Tetanus Form
Technical Standards for Nursing Assistant
Signature page from Nursing Assistant Handbook. See link to the handbook on the signature page.
Schedule a Program Counseling Session to plan your first semester schedule, review your entire plan of study, and discuss the results of the Student Success Questionnaire.