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Washington Credentialing
What the Washington CNA background check covers, the three separate checks you will face (training program, DOH credential, employer), which records draw scrutiny, how to disclose honestly, and what to do if you have a conviction.
Washington Credentialing
A line-by-line breakdown of what CNA certification costs in Washington: tuition, books and supplies, the $100 skills test, the $55 knowledge test, DOH application and renewal fees, background checks, and ways to pay less.
Washington Credentialing
A realistic timeline for becoming a CNA (NA-C) in Washington: 4 weeks of training for the 108-hour program, 1 week for active Home Care Aides on the bridge, then the two-part exam and DOH processing. Most people finish in 2 to 3 months.
Washington Credentialing
Step-by-step guide to the Washington NAR credential: who should apply, what the DOH application asks, the background check, the four-month deadline in nursing facilities, renewal, and how the NAR fits into becoming a NAC.
Washington Credentialing
NAR and NAC are two different Washington nursing assistant credentials. Compare what each allows you to do, who can hold one, the four-month rule for NARs in nursing facilities, costs, renewal, and how to move from NAR to NAC.
Washington Credentialing
NAC is Washington's name for a certified nursing assistant. Learn what a Nursing Assistant-Certified does, how NAC differs from CNA and NAR, the 108-hour training rule, the two-part exam, and how the credential is issued and renewed.
Program Guides
A side-by-side comparison of Washington's two CNA routes: the 108-hour, 4-week CNA Traditional program and the 40-hour HCA-CNA Bridge for active Home Care Aides, covering eligibility, cost, schedule, exam, and time to certify.
Washington Credentialing
How Washington's nursing assistant registry works: applying to the DOH after the exam, looking up an NA-C or NAR on the Provider Credential Search, annual birthday renewal, lapsed credentials, and employer verification.
Career Preparation
Where CNA jobs are in Washington State, which settings hire new graduates, what employers screen for, how to use your clinical site as a job pipeline, and how to read a job posting before you apply.
Career Preparation
What certified nursing assistants earn in Washington in 2026: statewide averages, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Spokane, and Vancouver figures, pay by setting (hospital, nursing home, home care), shift differentials, and how to raise your rate.
Program Guides
A local guide to CNA classes in Federal Way, WA: the 4-week CNA Traditional and 40-hour HCA-CNA Bridge at Huduma CNA Programs, tuition, weekday and weekend schedules, transit from Kent, Auburn, and Tacoma, and where graduates work.
Washington Credentialing
How Washington's two-part nursing assistant exam works since the 2023 change: the $100 in-person skills test run by your training program, the $55 Credentia knowledge test, the required order, what evaluators score, and retake rules.