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Acute Care Nurse Aide Certificate

Program Admission Requirements

Acute Care Nurse Aide Program Admission Requirements

This program has specific entry requirements and space is limited. Please read the following for admission requirements and application instructions.
 

Age Requirement

This program is open to individuals aged 18 and older. Participants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of enrollment to ensure compliance with program guidelines.

Certification is required to apply

Note that you must already have a current Colorado CNA certification to enroll in the Acute Care Nurse Aide program. If you are not currently a certified nurse aide, the Aims Nurse Aide Certificate program will give you the skills you need for certification.

Mandatory orientation

Admission to the Acute Care Nurse Aide Certificate program requires you to attend a mandatory orientation session. This session covers registration details and important information about class requirements. 

Spring 2025 mandatory orientation session

Required documentation

  • Current Colorado CNA Certification
  • Background check
  • Drug screening
  • Required up-to-date immunizations

Approximate cost of the Acute Care Nurse Aide program

2024-25 Estimated Costs
Approximate Expenses In-District In-State Out-of-State
*Tuition & Fees $393 $585 $1909
*Textbook $74.99 $74.99 $74.99
Gait Belt $16.00 $16.00 $16.00
*Clinical ID Badge (includes $0.25 if a clip is needed) No cost No cost No cost
*TB skin test varies varies varies
*Measles, Mumps & Rubella vaccine or titers, Tdap, Varicella vaccine varies varies varies
*Hepatitis B vaccine or titer varies varies varies
*Influenza vaccine varies varies varies
*Background Check/Drug Screen $100.25 minimum $100.25 minimum $100.25 minimum
*Uniform $55 set/varies $55 set/varies $55 set/varies
*Estimated Total $639.24 $831.24 $2,155.24

View the academic requirements for the Acute Care Nurse Aide Certificate program

Explore the classes you'll take to advance your CNA skills in this fast-paced program.

Questions?

Please contact Shelly Powell at Shelly.Powell@aims.edu.