Home Health Aide for the CNACertificate

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Community of interest
Health & Public Services
Award
Certificate
Program code
HOMEHLTHAIDE.CC
Department
NSGX Skill Builder
CIP code
51.2602: Home Health Aide/Home Attendant.
TOP code
1230.80 - Home Health Aide*
The Home Health Aide program is designed to prepare students to care for clients in the home care setting. Successful completion of the program allows a student to be certified in the Home Health setting.
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Program Snapshot

Community of interest
HPS Health & Public Services
Award
Certificate
Program code
HOMEHLTHAIDE.CC
Department
NSGX Skill Builder
CIP code
51.2602: Home Health Aide/Home Attendant.
TOP code
1230.80 - Home Health Aide*

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Home Health Aide for the CNA
Certificate — expand to learn about this award

A short-cycle credential built around a specific skill or job role. Useful as an entry point to a field, a step toward a larger credential, or a way to round out an existing degree.

Financial aid note. Courses taken solely to complete a Certificate of Completion are not eligible for financial aid.

See the 2026-27 Catalog for official program details

Semester-by-Semester Map

Term 1

Class Schedules

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2 units
NSG 103
Home Health Aide for the CNA
2 units
course details

This course provides the theory and laboratory experiences required for state-Certified Nursing Assistants to become eligible for Home Health Aide certification. Content includes: orientation to home health care, personal care of clients including medical and social needs; nutrition, safety and cleanliness in the home. Graded only.

Prerequisite: Active CNA certificate issued by the California Department of Public Health

View full course outline for NSG 103

Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.

Example roles: 2

  • Personal Care Aides
  • Home Health Aides

4-Year Degree Paths

Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the 4-year pathway for this program.

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.

Local Job Market

Personal Care AidesSOC 31-11222 nearby openings

Search keyword used: personal care aide · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $39,000/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Careway Management 1
  • Right at Home Yuba City 1

Where the postings are

  • Chico, Butte County 2

Sample current postings

  1. Caregiver (Open Availability : Mornings & Afternoons Weekdays and Weekends)Right at Home Yuba City · Chico, Butte County · 5 days ago
  2. Lead Caregiver / MedTech / CNA Encouraged to ApplyCareway Management · Chico, Butte County · 2 weeks ago

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Home Health AidesSOC 31-11214 nearby openings

Search keyword used: home health aide · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $39,000/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Elgin Home 1
  • Freedom Home Health and Hospice Care Services 1
  • Home & Health Care Management 1
  • Right at Home Yuba City 1

Where the postings are

  • Chico, Butte County 3
  • Paradise, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Physical TherapistFreedom Home Health and Hospice Care Services · Chico, Butte County · 2 days ago
  2. Caregiver (Open Availability : Mornings & Afternoons Weekdays and Weekends)Right at Home Yuba City · Chico, Butte County · 5 days ago
  3. CaregiverElgin Home · Paradise, Butte County · 10 days ago
  4. Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)Home & Health Care Management · Chico, Butte County · 2 weeks ago

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Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last 30 days within 25 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.

Source Notes

Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.

Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.

Last generated 2026-07-05T17:00+00:00