Course Dates: Fall 2023 TBD

Classroom Instruction (54 instructional hours)

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Tuesday & Thursday

8:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Saturday

CPR Training (online)

Clinical Rotations (48 hours)

6:00 AM - 2:30 PM at the Living Center, Stevensville (first 2 rotations)

6:30 AM - 7:00 PM at the Bitterroot Heath, Hamilton (last 2 rotations)

IMPORTANT: Attendance at all classroom & clinical hours is required

Program Cost

$1,790 per participant due 2 weeks prior to class start date

Cost includes tuition, textbook, CPR & First Aid training fee, and State Licensing exam fee.

Student is required to bring a steno notebook, pen, pencil, highlighter, scrubs, and a watch with a second hand. 

Refund Policy: 100% course refund before payment due date; 75% refund between payment date and course start date; no refund after course start date

IMPORTANT: Program Fee Assistance takes time to process; connect with assistance providers ASAP

Pathways Programs Funding (formerly WoRC), Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

(406) 363-6101: Lisa Kearns, ext.1 or Holly Montgomery, ext. 2

Ravalli County Federal Credit Union - Bitterroot College Roadmap to Success Loans

Call 406.363-4631 and ask for a Loan Officer to learn loan details and submit a loan application

Rural Employment Opportunities (REO); (for eligibility, must have worked in agriculture within last 2 years)

Sesar Bonilla, sesar@reomontana.org, (406) 274-4172

Veterans Administration Educational Benefits, Valley Veterans Service Center, 217 North 3rd Street, Suite L, Hamilton

Veterans and family members:check your benefits eligibility, call (406) 363-9838 for an appointment

Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Services Training Funds

Debra Fleig, debra.fleig@va.gov. (406) 258-1084; 2681 Palmer Street, Suite N, Missoula

Vocational Rehabilitation Services Training Funds – Disability Employment Assistance Program

Julie Ochoa, julie.ochoa@mt.gov, (406) 329-5400

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funding, Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

DeLynn Gardner, dgardner@mt.gov, (406) 560-1689 or Missoula Job Service, (406) 728-7060

WIOA Youth Employment Program (serves ages 14 to 24), Human Resource Council, 303 North 3rd Street, Hamilton

Morgan Solonar, mfs@hrcxi.org, (406) 363-6101, ext. 4

**Fee reimbursement by nursing facility
Federal regulations REQUIRE that nurse aides who become employed or who are offered employment within 12 months of earning their CNA license be reimbursed for their training and testing costs. Visit State Plan for Nurse Aide Training and Competency Testing Program for details (applies only if student pays for training and testing; does not apply if WIOA, VocRehab, or other government funding is used)

16 to 18 years of age (high school or home school student)

Public or state-accredited private high school student: Recommendation letter from high school counselor or appropriate academic administrator

Home school student: Qualifying TABE scores and interview with CNA Program Coordinator – to schedule an interview, call (406) 375-0100 or email danyell.wolff@mso.umt.edu

18 years of age or over

High school diploma, high school equivalency diploma (GED or HiSET), OR qualifying Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) scores

TABE is available free of charge via Literacy Bitterroot. Contact Literacy Bitterroot at (406) 363-2900 or abc123@montana.com for more information and/or to schedule TABE

Must have a photo ID and original social security card for proof of identity and exam admittance.

Must have a personal email account which can be accessed daily

Must demonstrate requisite emotional and mental maturity/health for placement in a clinical setting

Must be able to lift 40 to 60 lbs.

Visit the Criminal History Online Public Record Sheet Website and under Public Users click on Start Service

• Cost is $20.00. Pay online with eCheck, credit card, or debit card

Within 14 days of your payment, print background check results, and attach to program application *Background check expires after 14 days from your payment

Record of TB test results (within past year); contact primary care provider or Ravalli County Public Health Department (RCPHD) at (406) 375-6670 for a current test; RCPHD TB testing is available 8:00am-4:30pm, Mon & Tues, cost is $20.00 (cash or check only).

Record of Tdap vaccination; contact primary care provider or public high school for vaccination records; contact primary care provider or Ravalli County Public Health Dept at (406) 375-6670 if vaccine needed.

Record of most recently available seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccination; contact primary care provider, local pharmacy, or Ravalli County Public Health Dept at (406) 375-6670 if vaccine needed.

Attach TB test results and Tdap, and seasonal flu vaccination records to program application.