A Marysville Home Care Aide with an active credential can bridge to NA-C in 40 clock hours for $800 in Federal Way: one week of weekdays or about 2.5 weekends, about five 60-mile trips, then the $155 exam under route E6.
Marysville nursing assistants work at Marysville Care Center and local senior living, Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington, or Providence Everett's 571-bed campus. Job-board pay is about $22 to $25 per hour, approximate.
Marysville students can take Everett Community College's one-quarter nursing assistant certificate, a facility-based course, or the 4-week, $1,100 program in Federal Way about 60 miles south. Compare calendar, cost, and commute.