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Certified Nurse Aide CNA Program

Continuing Education Health Careers

ENROLLMENT IS OPEN!!!

A fast growing medical career, with emphasis on rehabilitation and long-term care needs of an increasing elderly population.  This course will deliver the curriculum of Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC), and as with all our healthcare program emphasis will be placed on compassionate care.

The course provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to provide basic care to residents of long-term care facilities. Topics include resident’s rights, communication, safety, observation, reporting, and assisting residents in maintaining basic comfort and safety.

Clinical rotation provides a health-related, work-based, learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the instructor. Students are assigned clinical hours on Saturdays and Sundays, usually over 2 weekends, in a long term care facility and must complete 40 hours of practice.

The clinical rotation is facility dependent in accordance to their operating hours and schedule. Both weekdays and weekends may be required for clinical attendance. The Health Careers Director will meet with the instructor, and class if needed, to discuss clinical site location.

Course Prerequisite: Complio Account

Course Recommendation: Electronic Device with access to the Internet

*Students may participate in a Simulation Lab in lieu of direct Long Term Care (LTC) clinicals as a result of COVID-19 or other declared emergency. Determination will be at the direction of the State of Texas Department of Health and Human Services.

Students must pass the classroom portion of the program in order to participate in clinical. Students must complete both classroom and clinical portions of the program to sit for the Texas Nurse Aide exam. 

On completion of the program, students will schedule their final written and skills exam which is administered by Prometric. The examination fee, $125.00, is included in the program tuition. The Texas Nurse Aide exam is a program requirement and may serve as a final exam.

A digital certificate of completion will be issued into Complio after the student attempts the Texas Nurse Aide exam. A physical certificate may be picked up at the Continuing Education office. 

Please scroll through the entire web page as many of the frequently asked questions are answered below. Also, please refer to the Resources section at the bottom of the webpage for more valuable information. If you still are in need of additional assistance, please call the Continuing Education office at 432.335.6580 or email us conted@odessa.edu.

Want to know the CNA Career Outlook?

United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics – Nursing Assistants

To make our programs more beneficial for students, the Textbooks, Scrubs, Supply Fees, and the Exam Voucher are included in the tuition! 

By packaging these items into the tuition students can be eligible to have these items covered by grant and scholarship funds for a lower out of pocket expense. 

We also have payment plans available so you can get started training for your new career sooner!

Have enrollment questions? Please call our office at 432.335.6580 or email at conted@odessa.edu.

8 Week & 16 Week Course Offerings Available:  

ACCELERATED 8 WEEK Course (Odessa) 

  • Duration: 8 Weeks
  • Class Size: 8 Min/10 Max
  • Cost: $1900 (Includes Supplies, Textbook(s), Scrubs, and Texas Nurse Aide Testing Fee)
  • Down payment: $300
  • Hours: 60 Classroom Hours, 40 Clinical Hours; there is an online component to this course
  • Pre-Requisite: Complio Account
  • Major Code: 8050M, CIP 51.3902

 

  • Adult MORNING Classes:
  • Classroom - MONDAY through THURSDAY 8:00 AM – 12:00PM
  • Clinical/Skills Lab/Simulation Lab - SATURDAY & SUNDAY 7am-5pm (two weekends)    
    • October 28th, 2024 - December 19th, 2024
      • 24/Q1 NURA 1001 102
      • 24/Q1 NURA 2005 102
    • January 13th, 2025 - March 6th, 2025
      • 25/Q2 NURA 1001 103
      • 25/Q2 NURA 2005 103
    • March 17th, 2025 - May 8th, 2025
      • 25/Q3 NURA 1001 105
      • 25/Q3 NURA 2005 105
    • May 12th, 2025 - July 3rd, 2025
      • 25/Q3 NURA 1001 106
      • 25/Q3 NURA 2005 106

16 WEEK Course (Odessa) 

  • Duration: 16 Weeks
  • Class Size: 8 Min/10 Max
  • Cost: $1900 (Includes Supplies, Textbook(s), Scrubs, and Texas Nurse Aide Testing Fee)
  • Down payment: $300
  • Hours: 60 Classroom Hours, 40 Clinical Hours; there is an online component to this course
  • Pre-Requisite: Complio Account
  • Major Code: 8050M, CIP 51.3902

 

  • Adult EVENING Classes:
    • Classroom - MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS 6:00 PM – 9:30PM
    • Clinical/Skills Lab/Simulation Lab - SATURDAY & SUNDAY 7am-5pm (two weekends)    
      • January 13th, 2025 - May 8th, 2025
        • 25/Q2 NURA 1001 104
        • 25/Q2 NURA 2005 104

What do I need to register?

The Health Careers Pre-Registration process utilizes a Document Tracking Service called COMPLIO! This pre-registration service will cost $97 for Odessa residents and $109 for students in Extension Sites. This cost for THE BUNDLE includes the required Background Check and Drug Screen costs. Please ensure you have all of the items listed on the Checklist prior to purchase. Also, be mindful that the drug screen order will expire within 30 days of creating an account. Please review COMPLIO's non-refundable policy prior to purchase. You will need to submit the documentation from the applicable checklist. Once you upload your documents, you will have access to them through American DataBank Complio for a lifetime! The Certificate of Completion will also be accessible through this system when the students have completed a Health Careers program. 

Please enter your information into Complio how you want it to appear on your Certificate of Completion and input the email address where you wish to receive email communication from the college.  

Make sure your scrubs fit! Come by the Gregory D. Williams Hall located at 2714 Robertson Ave and try on available sample sizes before completing your size selection in Complio. 

I am Compliant with COMPLIO and have met all the enrollment requirements. What’s next?

Call the Continuing Education Department at 432-335-6580 to enroll AFTER you have received an email from COMPLIO stating you are “Compliant” and have met the registration requirements. Our team will verify your compliance and enroll you in a Health Careers course.

Within 48 hours of enrolling tuition or payment plan must be initiated. Please use the link below to start your program payment plan. Our team can also accept payment over the phone with a credit card at 432-335-6580.

Payment Plan Link

 

Contact Workforce Solutions of the Permian Basin to see if you qualify for their tuition assistance program! 

Workforce Solutions Permian Basin website

What do I need prior to the first day of class?

Students need to be fitted for their scrubs prior to the first day of the course as well as access their Blackboard account and Student Email. 

During the first weeks of class you will receive your course materials including textbook, scrubs, and a badge. Our programs require students to wear Galaxy Blue scrubs to class and clinical. Students may wear course T-Shirts to class with instructor approval. Come by the Gregory D. Williams Hall located at 2714 Robertson Ave and try on available sample sizes before completing your size selection in Complio. 

Most classes have a physical textbook distributed by Continuing Education or available through the OC Campus Bookstore. You may need to obtain a textbook, which is included in your tuition, through the Odessa College Bookstore 432-335-6655. Some classes have a digital textbook which will be delivered via Blackboard or issued by the instructor. 

Please reference the Texas Curriculum for Nurse Aides in Long-Term Care Facilities:Texas Health and Human Services January 2022. 

I have completed or am about to complete the CNA course. How do I register to take my State Exam and where can I test?

THIS PROCESS HAS CHANGED!

The State of Texas is now using Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP) to process all Texas Nurse Aide Candidates. 

Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP) is an online system for submitting long-term care license applications and healthcare regulation architectural review requests.   

All Nursing Facility Administrators, Nurse Aides, Med Aides, NATCEP and Schools are required to register through TULIP. 

If you have previously registered with the system, it is not necessary to register again to apply for a new license. The system will also provide the current status of an application. 

Please refer to the videos below on how to Register as a Texas Nurse Aides in TULIP: 

Please use this LINK to reference FAQs.

Please be patient through this process. Further updates will be provided as they are made available. 

Do you need a refresher for the Texas Nurse Aide Written or Skills exam?

Odessa College currently does not offer face to face CNA In-Services or Refresher Courses. 

However the information listed below can also be found on the Texas Nurse Aide In-Service Education webpage which are free. The webpage has both Computer-based In-Service Training and Infection Control Training. Paid training information including skills videos are listed below. 

Did your certification expire and you need to renew your certification?

Call the Nurse Aide Registry Line at 512-438-2050 or visit the Nurse Aide Registry website Texas Nurse Aide Registry.

The State of Texas is now using Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP) to process all Texas Nurse Aides. 

 

If you have previously registered with the system, it is not necessary to register again to apply for a new license. The system will also provide the current status of an application.  

Did you take a CNA Class but not sit for the Texas Nurse Aide Exams? 

If you took a CNA class but didn't sit for and pass your Texas Nurse Aide Exams within 2 years of completing the class you must retake the course. Exam vouchers issued by Odessa College Health Careers are only good for 1 year from date of purchase.  

RESOURCES:

Workforce Solutions Permian Basin can assist with tuition, books, and fees for many of our programs. Watch this VIDEO for more information!

Helpful Videos:

Complio Overview

Creating an Account

Document Upload

Data Entry

Exceptions

Ordering a Drug Screen in Complio

Signing Forms

Screening Fees

Profile Sharing

How to enter Titers

Subscribe to Complio

Change Subscription

Renew Subscription

  

 
 

Certified Nurse Aide CNA Program Schedule

Disclaimers:

*Course offerings are subject to restrictions and/or guidelines issued by local, state, and national government entities in response to pandemics, evacuations, natural disasters, inclement weather events, or any other circumstance that may affect the school’s ability to hold class. This may include damage to buildings, equipment failure, technology failures, or any safety concerns that may develop. Classes, courses, and/or programs may be moved, postponed, or cancelled as Odessa College deems necessary to remain operational and in compliance with such restrictions or guidelines. Students should refer to Blackboard or reach out to their instructor for further direction. Classes will mostly likely resume in an online format until otherwise notified.