- Community of interest
- Health & Public Services
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- NURSINGASST.CC
- Department
- NSGX Skill Builder
- CIP code
- 51.3902: Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide.
- TOP code
- 1230.30 - Certified Nurse Assistant*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- HPS Health & Public Services
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- NURSINGASST.CC
- Department
- NSGX Skill Builder
- CIP code
- 51.3902: Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide.
- TOP code
- 1230.30 - Certified Nurse Assistant*
Next Steps
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.
Semester-by-Semester Map
This program requires special admission. To enroll, potential students should contact the Nursing Department or visit www.butte.edu/healthoccupations for more information.
Term 1
Class Schedules
course details
This course covers the Certified Nurse's Aide (CNA) theory of care in long term settings. The major focus is patient care skills, patient care procedures, and how to respond to individuals and occurrences associated with long term care. Additional content in the course presents the role and responsibilities of the certified nursing assistant, basic principles of asepsis, safety, nutrition and rehabilitation. Successful completion of this course and NSG 101 qualifies the student to take the Written and Manual Skills testing for State Certification. Graded only.
Corequisite: NSG 101
course details
This course provides the necessary laboratory and clinical experience for development of skills and competencies in basic nursing for a Certified Nurse's Aide (CNA). Successful completion provides the required laboratory/clinical experience necessary to qualify for the Written and Manual Skills testing for State Certification. Pass/No Pass only.
Corequisite: NSG 100
Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
Example roles: 1
- Nursing Assistants
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
Nursing AssistantsSOC 31-1131193 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- TravelNurseSource 5
- Source Medical, LLC. 2
- ADN Healthcare 1
- AHS Staffing 1
- Adventist Health 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 16
- Paradise, Butte County 3
- Linda, Yuba County 1
Sample current postings
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 2026-07-05T16:51+00:00