clinical Program
Nursing Assistant
The heart of healthcare, providing compassionate care and support to patients.
8–12 weeks · Hybrid · Nursing Assistant Certification (NAC)
Duration
8–12 weeks
Schedule
Day & Evening
Learning Format
Hybrid
Certification
Nursing Assistant Certification (NAC)
Overview
Your path into healthcare.
Nursing Assistants are the heart of healthcare, providing compassionate care and support to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. They ensure comfort and safety while working closely with nurses and physicians.
What you'll learn
- Patient Care
- Vital Signs
- Infection Control
- Safe Transfers
- Daily Living Support
- Patient Communication
Curriculum
How the program is structured.
Bed-making, positioning, hygiene, and the everyday care techniques patients depend on.
Standard precautions, hand hygiene, PPE, and fall prevention in every care setting.
Therapeutic communication, reporting changes in condition, and supporting families with empathy.
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and accurate intake/output recording.
Safe transfers, mobility support, feeding, dressing, and grooming assistance.
Resident rights, scope of practice, HIPAA, and documentation standards.
Hands-On Training
Learn by doing.
Every skill in this program is practiced on real clinical equipment in our lab — not just read about in a textbook. By the time you sit your certification exam, the procedures already feel familiar.
Certification
Graduate ready to certify.
Coursework is built directly around the Nursing Assistant Certification exam blueprint, administered by Texas Health & Human Services. Structured review sessions run throughout the program, not just at the end.
- Nursing Assistant Certification
- AMCA-accredited curriculum
- Exam offered on campus
Pearson VUE
Authorized on-campus testing site.
NGHI Prep
Your training continues beyond the classroom.
AI Tutor
NGHI Prep AI
Mock Exams
Your mock score
43 / 50
Flashcards
Video Lessons
EKG Lead Placement
Module 3 · EKG Technician
Readiness Score
This week
Why NextGen
Why train here.
[01]
Hands-On Training
- Real clinical equipment from week one
- Small class sizes, hands-on labs
- Supervised clinical externship
[02]
Industry Instructors
- Lead instructors still work in the field they teach
- Small student-to-instructor ratios
[03]
Certification Preparation
- AMCA-accredited curriculum
- Coursework built around your exam blueprint
- Pearson VUE testing site
[04]
Career Support
- Job search and placement assistance
- 30+ years training Texans for healthcare careers
Get Started
Schedule & admissions.
Schedule
Choose a schedule that fits.
Admissions
What you'll need to enroll.
- 18 years or older on your program's start date
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid government-issued photo ID
- Brief admissions interview with an advisor
- Background check and health screening before your clinical externship
Student Experience
“The clinical practice made all the difference — on my first day at work, none of it felt new.”
Nursing Assistant Graduate
Questions
Frequently asked questions
8–12 weeks, depending on the track you choose.
This program is hybrid — a mix of on-campus labs and online coursework.
No prior healthcare experience is required — this program is built for career-changers starting from scratch.
You'll prepare for the Nursing Assistant Certification (NAC), administered by Texas Health & Human Services.
We don't guarantee job placement, but advisors provide job search and placement support after graduation, and graduate employment rates run around 95%+.
Yes — payment plans are available for students who qualify, alongside Pell Grants and federal loans.
The next cohort starts October 15, 2026.