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HCA-to-CNA Bridge
Olympia Home Care Aides can upgrade to NA-C in 40 clock hours instead of 108. Compare the 5-weekday and 2.5-weekend patterns, the $800 tuition, the $155 exam, and the drive or bus trip to Federal Way.
Career Preparation
Where nursing assistants work in Olympia: two hospitals on the east side, skilled nursing and adult family homes across Thurston County, state facilities, and what a new NA-C should plan to earn.
Program Guides
Olympia is roughly 40 miles from Federal Way, close enough for a 4-week CNA course to be a daily commute by I-5 or by Intercity Transit's new Lakewood routes and Sound Transit's 574. Program types, total cost, and travel times compared.