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HCA-to-CNA Bridge
Richland Home Care Aides can qualify for the NA-C exam through a 40-hour, $800 bridge in Federal Way, in one weekday week or about 2.5 weekends, and come home eligible for Kadlec and skilled nursing rates of about $22.32/hr, approximate.
Career Preparation
Richland has the Tri-Cities' largest hospital, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, plus Lourdes Counseling Center, skilled nursing, and adult family homes. Indeed's August 2026 Richland average is about $22.32/hr, highest of the three cities.
Program Guides
Richland is the one Tri-City with a college CNA program in town: Columbia Basin College's Health Science Center on Northgate Drive. Compare it with facility training and the 4-week, $1,100 course in Federal Way about 230 miles west.
HCA-to-CNA Bridge
Pasco Home Care Aides can bridge to NA-C in a single Monday-to-Friday week in Federal Way: 40 clock hours, $800 tuition, skills test on site, reachable by Greyhound from Pasco station. Weekend cohorts exist but mean three trips.
Career Preparation
Pasco CNAs work at Lourdes Medical Center, in Franklin County skilled nursing such as Avalon Pasco, and across the rivers at Kadlec and Trios. Tri-Cities posting averages run about $19.74 to $22.32/hr, approximate.
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Pasco hosts Columbia Basin College's main campus, but its nursing assistant program runs from the Richland Health Science Center by quarter. The 4-week, $1,100 Federal Way course is a 232-mile Greyhound ride from Pasco station.
HCA-to-CNA Bridge
A Kennewick Home Care Aide can convert to NA-C through a 40-hour, $800 bridge in Federal Way: one Monday-to-Friday week is the practical pattern from 230 miles away. Eligibility, exam, and costs explained.
Career Preparation
Kennewick nursing assistants work at Trios Southridge, across the rivers at Kadlec and Lourdes, and in Tri-Cities skilled nursing and adult family homes. Indeed's September 2026 Kennewick average is about $20.98/hr, approximate.
Program Guides
Kennewick's local CNA option is Columbia Basin College's quarter-system program at its Richland Health Science Center. The 4-week, $1,100 course in Federal Way, 230 miles away, fits students relocating west or HCAs bridging in one week.