Home Health Aide for the CNACertificate

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Community of interest
Health & Public Services
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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*
(Not Eligible for Financial Aid) 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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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

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 2025-26 Catalog for official program details

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Class Schedules

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

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

Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

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

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.

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.

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.

No NCES/IPEDS CIP-to-SOC mapping was found for this program's CIP code.

Last generated 2026-06-12T23:24+00:00