Seattle Home Care Aides with an active Washington HCA credential can bridge to NA-C in 40 clock hours instead of 108. Weekday and weekend patterns, the $800 tuition, exam steps, and the light rail commute to Federal Way.
Where Seattle CNAs work, what each setting pays and expects, and how to get hired: hospital systems such as UW Medicine, Harborview, Swedish, and Providence, plus skilled nursing, home health, and adult family homes.
What Seattle residents should compare when choosing CNA classes: program types inside the city, the 108-hour state minimum, total cost, and the 1 Line light rail ride of about 56 minutes from Westlake to Federal Way Downtown.