HCA-to-CNA Bridge
A Redmond Home Care Aide with an active credential can become a Nursing Assistant-Certified through a 40-hour bridge ($800 tuition) in 5 weekdays or about 2.5 weekends, riding the 2 Line and 1 Line or driving I-405 to Federal Way.
Career Preparation
Redmond's nursing assistant market: two emergency campuses in the city, EvergreenHealth Kirkland and Overlake nearby, senior living and adult family homes, and Seattle hospitals by the 2 Line. Nearby postings average about $23.73 per hour.
Program Guides
How a Redmond resident can earn the NA-C credential: local college and facility options, a 4-week 108-hour course in Federal Way for $1,100, and the 2 Line to 1 Line rail trip or the I-405 drive that connects them.
HCA-to-CNA Bridge
Kirkland Home Care Aides with an active credential can skip the 108-hour course and finish a 40-hour HCA to CNA bridge in 5 weekdays or about 2.5 weekends for $800 tuition, then take the same $155 state exam.
Career Preparation
Where nursing assistants work in Kirkland: the EvergreenHealth campus in Totem Lake, skilled nursing and assisted living around it, adult family homes, and Seattle hospitals by Metro 255. Kirkland postings average about $23.73 per hour.
Program Guides
Kirkland residents choosing a CNA class can compare a public technical college in Totem Lake, facility-based programs, and a 4-week, 108-hour course in Federal Way reached by Metro 255 and the 1 Line or by I-405 and I-5.
HCA-to-CNA Bridge
Eastside home care aides with an active Washington HCA credential can finish a 40-clock-hour HCA to CNA bridge in Federal Way for $800 tuition, in 5 weekdays or about 2.5 weekends, by the 2 Line and 1 Line or a 25-mile drive.
Career Preparation
Nursing assistant jobs in Bellevue, WA: Overlake Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Bellevue, a dense assisted-living and memory-care market, EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, and Seattle hospitals now one 2 Line ride away.
Program Guides
Bellevue residents can now ride the 2 Line to Seattle and transfer to the 1 Line for Federal Way, or drive I-405 to I-5 in about 35 to 50 minutes. Compare Eastside and South King County CNA programs, the 108-hour rule, and total cost.